Biology:Smooth deep-sea skate
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
| Smooth deep-sea skate | |
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| Specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum collections | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Brochiraja |
| Species: | B. asperula
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| Binomial name | |
| Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
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| Synonyms | |
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The smooth deep-sea skate (Brochiraja asperula) is a skate in the family Arhynchobatidae.[2] It is found off New Zealand, at depths of from 200 to 1,300 m (660 to 4,270 ft) on the continental shelf.[3] Their length is from 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in).[3]
Conservation status
The IUCN has classified the smooth deep-sea skate as "Data deficient".[1] The New Zealand Department of Conservation follows this classification under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
Gallery
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
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Underside of the smooth deep-sea skate
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Brochiraja asperula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161602A116739483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161602/116739483. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Brochiraja asperula" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 ☰ Q4668196 entry
