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New Zealand rough skate

New Zealand rough skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
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

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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