Biology:Madagascar skate

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Short description: Species of fish

Madagascar skate
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species:
D. crosnieri
Binomial name
Dipturus crosnieri
(Séret, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Raja (Dipturus) crosnieri Séret, 1989[1]

The Madagascar skate (Dipturus crosnieri) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss. The IUCN describes the species as "a relatively small (to at least 61 cm TL), poorly known, rare, deepwater skate with a limited distribution in the Western Indian Ocean off the west coast of Madagascar. [It is b]enthic on the continental slope at depths of 300 to 850 m. Virtually nothing is known of the biology of the species."[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3753463 entry