Species: Raja velezi, Foureyed skate, Rasptail skate, Velez's skate, Witch skate

Raja velezi Chirichigno, 1973

Rasptail skate, Velez's skate, Witch skate, Foureyed skate

Rhomboidal disc of flattened, pointed head, body and pectoral fins; snout rigid; front sides of disc convex; large spiracles behind eyes; disc wide (70-80% of TL), tips of "wings" pointed; pelvic fins with 2 distinct lobes, rear one large; 2 small dorsal fins at rear of tail, no tail fin; disc totally covered with small, thin, grooved spines, with oval bases, larger on snout, along front border of disc, and before, above & behind eye; 1 row of thorns along midline, from a little behind eye to dorsal fins on tail, 2 rows along sides of tail; spines on rear borders only of ventral side.

Grey to brown above, snout & spines translucent; belly white, borders darker; a large, well defined ocellus (black with 5 yellow spots in center) in center of each pectoral fin.

Size: 83 cm.

Habitat: sandy & muddy bottoms.

Depth: 35-300 m.

The Gulf of California to Peru.