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onefin skate (Gurgesiella dorsalifera)
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onefin skate (Gurgesiella dorsalifera) specimen
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Gurgesiellidae

onefin skate

Gurgesiella dorsalifera

Horned egg cases on deep seabeds

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Large

onefin skate is known around Southwest Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 53 cm.

Order
Skates
Maximum length
53 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Brazilian coast, from Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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