Biology:Longtail skate
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
| Longtail skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Arhynchobatis Waite, 1909 |
| Species: | A. asperrimus
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| Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909
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The longtail skate (Arhynchobatis asperrimus) is a skate and is the only member of the genus Arhynchobatis.[2] This species was first described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1909.[3] It is found off New Zealand at depths of from 90 to 1,000 m (300 to 3,280 ft) on the continental shelf.[4] Its length is from 30 to 75 cm (12 to 30 in).[4]
Conservation status
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the longtail skate as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]
References
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- ↑ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161577A116739346.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161577/116739346. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ Waite, Edgar Ravenswood (1909). "Pisces. Part I.". Records of the Canterbury Museum 1: 131–156. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29452589.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Auckland [N.Z.]: Collins. ISBN 0-00-216987-8. OCLC 9506630.
- ↑ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2016). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 9. ISBN 978-1-988514-62-8. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q389115 entry
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