Thickbody skate

The thickbody skate (Amblyraja frerichsi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae found off the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Thickbody skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Amblyraja
Species:
A. frerichsi
Binomial name
Amblyraja frerichsi
G. Krefft, 1968

Etymology

The skate is named in honor of Thomas Frerichs, the captain of the research vessel Walther Herwig, from which the holotype specimen was collected.[2]

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Herman, K.; Paesch, L.; Pompert, J.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021). "Amblyraja frerichsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44652A124437250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44652A124437250.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Home". etyfish.org.


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