New Zealand rough skate

New Zealand rough skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: D. nasutus
Binomial name
Dipturus nasutus
(Müller & Henle, 1841)
Synonyms

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The New Zealand rough skate, Dipturus nasutus, is a skate of the genus Dipturus, found around New Zealand at depths of between 10 and 1,500 m. Their length is up to 1 m.

References

  • Francis (2003). "Dipturus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Dipturus nasutus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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