New Zealand smooth skate

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New Zealand smooth skate
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Rajiformes
Family:
Rajidae
Genus:
Dipturus
Species:
D. innominatus
Binomial name
Dipturus innominatus
(Garrick & Paul, 1974)

The New Zealand smooth skate, Dipturus innominatus, is a skate of the genus Dipturus, found around New Zealand at depths of between 15 and 1,300 m. Their length is up to 2.4 m.

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Dipturus innominatus" 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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