The longtail skate (Arhynchobatis asperrimus) is a skate and is the only member of the genus Arhynchobatis.[2] This species was first described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1909.[3] It is found off New Zealand at depths of from 90 to 1,000 m (300 to 3,280 ft) on the continental shelf.[4] Its length is from 30 to 75 cm (12 to 30 in).[4]
| Longtail skate | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Arhynchobatis Waite, 1909 |
| Species: | A. asperrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909
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Conservation status edit
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the longtail skate as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]
References edit
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- ^ Finucci, B. & Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T161577A116739346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161577A116739346.en. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Arhynchobatis asperrimus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Waite, Edgar Ravenswood (1909). "Pisces. Part I." Records of the Canterbury Museum. 1: 131–156 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey J. (1982). Collins guide to the sea fishes of New Zealand. Auckland [N.Z.]: Collins. ISBN 0002169878. OCLC 9506630.
- ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2016). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 9. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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