Smooth deep-sea skate | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
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]
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]
Smooth deep-sea skate | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
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]
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]