Bathyraja shuntovi Dolganov, 1985
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The longnose deep-sea skate (Bathyraja shuntovi) is a large skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It was first described in 1985 from specimens collected near New Zealand. It is known to be a deep-water skate, however lack of research trawls at depths past 1500 meters limits knowledge of the depths where the species can be found. The species is dark brown or grey, with an eponymous elongated snout. The species has been measured to be a maximum of 140 cm in total length, although size variation and growth patterns are not known.
Wikipedia contributors, Longnose deep-sea skate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:37.042856+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathyraja shuntovi Dolganov, 1985
- Name authority
- Dolganov, 1985
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Arhynchobatidae
- Genus
- Bathyraja
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyArhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
- genusBathyraja Ishiyama, 1958
- speciesBathyraja shuntovi Dolganov, 1985
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathyraja. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| graytale stakeBathyraja griseocauda (Norman, 1937) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bering skateBathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja longicauda (de Buen, 1959) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja leucomelanos Iglésias & Lévy-Hartmann, 2012 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja macloviana (Norman, 1937) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Little-eyed skateBathyraja andriashevi Dolganov, 1983 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deepsea skateBathyraja abyssicola (Gilbert, 1896) | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja caeluronigricans Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kerguelen sandpaper skateBathyraja irrasa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja hesperafricana Stehmann, 1995 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathyraja ishiharai Stehmann, 2005 | ArhynchobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Dolganov, V. N. (1985). A new species of skate from the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok), 1985 (no. 5): 66–68. [In Russian, English summary.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:KXVS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.