Ribbontail Skate

Brochiraja vittacauda

White tail tip beyond dozens of hooked thorn rows

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Other
Large

Ribbontail Skate is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: White tail tip beyond dozens of hooked thorn rows.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Brochiraja
Maximum length: 71.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Tasman Sea: known from small section of the West Norfolk Ridge (ca 33º40–34°18' S, 167º 50–168°24’ E) at 629–973 m depth (Ref. 89011 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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