New Zealand smooth skate
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The New Zealand smooth skate, Dipturus innominatus, is a skate
of the genus Dipturus
, found around New Zealand
at depths of between 15 and 1,300 m. Their length is up to 2.4 m.
Skate
Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. There are more than 200 described species in 27 genera. There are two subfamilies, Rajinae and Arhynchobatinae ....
of the genus Dipturus
Dipturus
Dipturus is a large genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently has 49 described species.-Species:* Dipturus acrobelus Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 * Dipturus apricus Last, W. T...
, found around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths of between 15 and 1,300 m. Their length is up to 2.4 m.