Biology:Longtail skate

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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish

Longtail skate
Arhynchobatis asperrimus (Longtail skate).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Arhynchobatis
Waite, 1909
Species:
A. asperrimus
Binomial name
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
Waite, 1909

The longtail skate (Arhynchobatis asperrimus) is a skate and is the only member of the genus Arhynchobatis.[2] This species was first described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1909.[3] It is found off New Zealand at depths of from 90 to 1,000 m (300 to 3,280 ft) on the continental shelf.[4] Its length is from 30 to 75 cm (12 to 30 in).[4]

Conservation status

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the longtail skate as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]

References

  1. Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T161577A116739346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161577A116739346.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161577/116739346. Retrieved 17 August 2023. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. Waite, Edgar Ravenswood (1909). "Pisces. Part I.". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 1: 131–156. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29452589. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Auckland [N.Z.]: Collins. ISBN 0002169878. OCLC 9506630. 
  5. 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 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q389115 entry