New Zealand rough skate

The New Zealand rough skate, Zearaja nasuta, is a skate of the genus Zearaja, found around New Zealand at depths between 10 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 1 m.[2] This species has been assessed by the IUCN as of Least Concern.[1] In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the New Zealand rough skate as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Conservation Dependant" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

New Zealand rough skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Zearaja
Species:
Z. nasuta
Binomial name
Zearaja nasuta
(Banks ex Müller & Henle, 1841)
1877 sketch of Zearaja nasuta by Frank Edward Clarke

References

  1. "Rough Skate". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 22 June 2017. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. Torres, Armi G.; Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. "Zearaja nasuta (Müller & Henle, 1841) New Zealand rough skate". www.fishbase.org. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.



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