Fanfin skate
The fanfin skate (Pseudoraja fischeri) is a species of skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pseudoraja. This pelagic skate occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida and through the Gulf of Mexico to Honduras.
| Fanfin skate | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954 |
| Species: | P. fischeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoraja fischeri | |
References
- Crysler, Z.; Kyne, P.M.; Simpson, N.J.; Herman, K. (2020). "Pseudoraja fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161440A124485912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161440A124485912.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pseudoraja fischeri" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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