Species: Pseudoraja fischeri, Fischer's false-skate

Pseudoraja fisheri  Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954

Fischer’s false-skate

Disc heart-shaped, 1.2X wider than long, its front edge slightly undulating, rear edges convex; snout short (before eyes 8-9% of TL), rounded, with a narrow conical process at tip; nasal curtain with separate oronasal pits just behind nostrils; pectoral fins extend nearly to snout tip; pelvic fins consist of a single large lobe,  greatly expanded laterally, wing-like, with rounded tips, its rear edge perpendicular to body axis; tail moderately slender, 61-62% TL, with a fold on each side of rear 1/3; no dorsal fins; tail fin with well developed top and bottom lobes separated by a small notch at tail tip; upper surface (except pelvics and rear edges of pectorals) including tops of eyes and tail ~uniformly & densely covered with denticles; thorns: moderate sized, around inner edges of eyes (6), 3 on nape and 2 on each shoulder, and, after a short gap, 32 (1st 5 small, then 17-18 large) along midline from nape along front ¾ of tail, with 3-4 rows of small thorns on each side of central row on disc and tail; lower surface smooth, except tail behind rear corners of pelvic fins with dense denticles.