Deepwater Skates

Blue Skate (Notoraja sp.) Female. Deepwater species.
Blue Skate (Notoraja sp.) Female. Deepwater species. colour color cyan snout wing wings tail sand abyssal deep Other Rays |Blue Skate (Notoraja sp.)

Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed.
Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed. spotted dotted ray pink orange deepwater deep water abyssal flight swimming flying Ray rays elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans flat flatten flattened cartilage cartilagenous batoidae rajidae rajiforme rajiformes rajiform skate skates abysal abysall deepwater deep depths single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks fly flying flight flyer flap flapping wing wings soar soaring glide gliding swim swimming swimmer scull sculling move moving movement paddle paddling free freedom unencumbered liberated boundless unbound unbounded untamed uninhibited freeing strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky rare unusual uncommon unusual atypical odd sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor hover hovering |Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida)

Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed.
Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed. spotted dotted ray pink orange deepwater deep water abyssal flight swimming flying Ray rays elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans flat flatten flattened cartilage cartilagenous batoidae rajidae rajiforme rajiformes rajiform skate skates abysal abysall deepwater deep depths single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks fly flying flight flyer flap flapping wing wings soar soaring glide gliding swim swimming swimmer scull sculling move moving movement paddle paddling free freedom unencumbered liberated boundless unbound unbounded untamed uninhibited freeing strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky rare unusual uncommon unusual atypical odd sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor hover hovering |Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida)

Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed.
Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida) foraging over sandy sea bed. spotted dotted ray pink orange deepwater deep water abyssal flight swimming flying Ray rays elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans flat flatten flattened cartilage cartilagenous batoidae rajidae rajiforme rajiformes rajiform skate skates abysal abysall deepwater deep depths single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks fly flying flight flyer flap flapping wing wings soar soaring glide gliding swim swimming swimmer scull sculling move moving movement paddle paddling free freedom unencumbered liberated boundless unbound unbounded untamed uninhibited freeing strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky rare unusual uncommon unusual atypical odd sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor hover hovering |Peacock Skate (Pavoraja nitida)

Grey Skate (Raja Sp.) Deepwater skate found in 300 to 1000m off southern Australia. Commercial species.
Grey Skate (Raja Sp.) Deepwater skate found in 300 to 1000m off southern Australia. Commercial species. abyssal deep depths wing wings claspers snout Other Rays |Grey Skate (Raja Sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Female underwater. Found on the seabed in 800 to 1400m.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Female underwater. Found on the seabed in 800 to 1400m. sand deep snout nose abyss strange unusual weird Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Male.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Male. snout fly flight swim swimming wing wings abyssal deep unusual strange Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Male.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Male. snout fly flight swim swimming wing wings abyssal deep unusual strange Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Female. Found on the seabed in 800 to 1400m.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Female underwater. Found on the seabed in 800 to 1400m. sand deep snout nose abyss Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky swim swimming swimmer fly flying flight flyer flap flapping abyss abyssal deep depth depths ray rays Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky swim swimming swimmer fly flying flight flyer flap flapping abyss abyssal deep depth depths ray rays Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky swim swimming swimmer fly flying flight flyer flap flapping abyss abyssal deep depth depths ray rays Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky swim swimming swimmer fly flying flight flyer flap flapping abyss abyssal deep depth depths ray rays Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper.
Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.) Large adult. Species found on continental shelf and deeper. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky swim swimming swimmer fly flying flight flyer flap flapping abyss abyssal deep depth depths ray rays Other Rays |Deepwater Skate (Raja sp.)

Sydney Skate (Raja australis) Deepwater skate lives on the continental shelf from 50 to 180m.
Sydney Skate (Raja australis) Deepwater skate lives on the continental shelf from 50 to 180m. sand deep snout nose abyss Other Rays |Sydney Skate (Raja australis)