Part of the dorsal side.. the skate had been partially eaten, perhaps by a seaion.
In the summer of 2006, this skate washed up near the jetty at Race Rocks. This is the ventral side with the mouth showing at the left side.
| Domain | Eukarya |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Rajiformes |
| Family |
Rajidae |
| Genus | Raja |
| Species | rhina |
| Common Name: | Longnose skate |
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This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students , faculty , staff and volunteers of Lester B. Pearson College,—- 2006 —G. Fletcher