Author: (Bean, 1881)
FBname: Alaska skate
Comments: An epi- to mesobenthic species (Ref. 89865). Large individuals are reported to feed on  <i>Pleurogrammus monopterygius</i> and miscellaneous other fishes, while the smaller ones feed on crabs and amphipods; in the eastern Bering Sea, mature individuals feed primarily on <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i>, miscellaneous fishes, and <i>Chionocetes</i>crabs (Ref. 89865). Oviparous.  Distinct pairing with embrace.  Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205).  Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205).  Egg capsules are 12.9-15.0 cm long and 8.9-9.1 cm wide (Ref. 41249, 41298).