Spiny deepsea skate

Brochiraja spinifera

Soft loose skin trailing a ring of thorns

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

Spiny deepsea skate is a marine fish of ocean habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Soft loose skin trailing a ring of thorns.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Brochiraja
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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