Biology:New Zealand rough skate
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
| New Zealand rough skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Zearaja |
| Species: | Z. nasuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Zearaja nasuta (Banks ex Müller & Henle, 1841)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rough Skate". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 22 June 2017. 22 June 2017. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41800/116736924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ Torres, Armi G.; Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.. "Zearaja nasuta (Müller & Henle, 1841) New Zealand rough skate". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/13144.
- ↑ 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. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6392329 entry
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