The Rosette skate (Leucoraja garmani) is an abundant mid-depth skate.
| Rosette skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Leucoraja |
| Species: | L. garmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoraja garmani (Whitley, 1939)
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Etymology edit
The skate is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843‒1927), of Harvard University.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
The Rosette Skate is typically found at depths between 33 and 530 meters (108 and 1,739 ft).[1][3] At the extremes on the United States Atlantic Coast specimens have been found as far north as the Nantucket Shoals and as far south as the Dry Tortugas.[1] Beyond, it has been located throughout the Caribbean, the eastern shores of Mexico and Central American, and the northern shores of South America.[4]
Relationship to humans edit
Based on reported bycatch rates and population observances, there is no evidence to support concern of the Rosette Skate.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d T. Gedamke (2009). "Leucoraja garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T161419A5419442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161419A5419442.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ https://etyfish.org/
- ^ http://fishbase.org/summary/Leucoraja-garmani.html. Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Leucoraja garmani, Rosette skate : Fisheries, bait".
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