Longnose Skate

Caliraja rhina, commonly known as the longnose skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae from the northeast Pacific. It is found from the eastern Bering Sea and Alaska to Baja California and the Gulf of California. The longnose skate is found at depths of 9–1,069 m (30–3,507 ft) and often deeper than the big skate.

The longnose skate was briefly associated with the genus Beringraja, having been previously included in Raja until genetic evidence supported reclassification. It was then reclassified into the new Caliraja genus after an analysis of egg case morphology and the number of embryos per egg case. This issue has not been completely resolved and the scientific names "Raja rhina" and "Beringraja rhina" are still in widespread use.