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Deep Sea Skate 2
Side view of a Deep Sea Skate, plus some Brittlestars. Video credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF
Deep Sea Skate Video
A Deep-Sea Skate undulating in the depth. Video credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V13
Deep Sea Skate from above
The Deep Sea Skate (Bathyraja abyssicola) is a fairly frequent visitor to Axial Seamount; Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V13.
Deep Sea Skate sketch
Deep Sea Skate sketch, drawn by Montgomery Taylor, a College of Charleston undergraduate student who participated on Leg 3 of VISIONS '13.
Deep Sea Skate swims over old lava flow
A Deep Sea Skate slowly swims by at the summit of Axial Seamount, 5000 ft beneath the ocean’s surface. A small spider crab sits atop an old lava flow to the left of the skate. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V13.
Roughtail skate 9000 Feet Beneath the Surface
A Roughtail skate slowly swims by during ROV operations at the base of Axial Volcano. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V13.
Roughtail Skate at Axial Seamount
This Roughtail skate was photographed by the ROV ROPOS at 1756 m (5761 feet) beneath the ocean’s surface on the flank of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1466; V11.