Bathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952) .

Dusky-purple Skate. To 126 cm (49.6 in) TL (Weigman 2016). Northern Japan (Hatook et al. in Nakabo 2002) and Sea of Okhotska (Tohkairin et al. 2015). Two specimens in the University of Washington fish collection (Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington) are reported from the Bering Sea. While no precise location data is available, the captures were made on “Vessel 60 (Argosy), cruise 1985-01 in summer of 1985” and the identifications were made by John McEachran (Katherine Maslenikov). Benthic; depth: 120–2,000 m (393–6,560 ft) (Federov et al. 2003).