Smooth deep-sea skate

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Smooth deep-sea skate
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Brochiraja
Species:
B. asperula
Binomial name
Brochiraja asperula
(Garrick & Paul, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Bathyraja asperula Garrick & Paul, 1974
  • Notoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
  • Pavoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)

The smooth deep-sea skate (Brochiraja asperula) is a skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found off New Zealand, at depths of from 200 to 1,300 m on the continental shelf. Their length is from 30 to 50 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Brochiraja asperula" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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