Arhynchobatidae

Smooth deep-sea skate

Brochiraja asperula

Loose smooth skin trailing a band of thorns

• Island endemic
• Southern Hemisphere
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Other
• Large

Smooth deep-sea skate is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 51 cm.