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Onefin skate

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Onefin skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Gurgesiellidae
Genus: Gurgesiella
Species:
G. dorsalifera
Binomial name
Gurgesiella dorsalifera

The onefin skate (Gurgesiella dorsalifera) is a species of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas, specifically on the bottom along the continental slope between 400 and 800 metres (1,300 and 2,600 ft) deep.[1] It is a bycatch of fishing boats targeting shrimp and Argentine squid (Illex argentinus), which has contributed to significant population declines among G. dorsalifera.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Faria, V.; Herman, K.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L.; Rincon, G. (2020). "Gurgesiella dorsalifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44656A2999132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44656A2999132.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.