Biology:Onefin skate

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Onefin skate
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Gurgesiellidae
Genus: Gurgesiella
Species:
G. dorsalifera
Binomial name
Gurgesiella dorsalifera
McEachran & Compagno, 1980

The onefin skate (Gurgesiella dorsalifera) is a species of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas, specifically on the bottom along the continental slope between 400 and 800 metres (1,300 and 2,600 ft) deep.[1] It is a bycatch of fishing boats targeting shrimp and Argentine squid (Illex argentinus), which has contributed to significant population declines among G. dorsalifera.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Faria, V.; Herman, K.; Montealegre-Quijano, S. et al. (2020). "Gurgesiella dorsalifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44656A2999132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44656A2999132.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44656/2999132. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3753773 entry