- Spiny deepsea skate
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Spiny deepsea skate Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae Genus: Brochiraja Species: B. spinifera Binomial name Brochiraja spinifera
(Garrick & Paul, 1974)The spiny deepsea skate, Brochiraja spinifera, is a skate of the genus Brochiraja, found around New Zealand, at depths of from 170 to 1,400 m on the continental shelf. Their length is from 60 to 80 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Brochiraja spinifera" in FishBase. February 2011 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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