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.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Brochiraja
Maximum length: 51 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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