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Rajidae

New Zealand smooth skate

Dipturus innominatus

Slow growing and long lived while hunting decapods

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

The New Zealand smooth skate (Dipturus innominatus) is a skate of the genus Dipturus, found around New Zealand at depths between 15 and 1,300 m.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Maximum length: 240 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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