Prickly deep-sea skate
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The prickly deep-sea skate (Brochiraja spinifera), or spiny deep-sea skate, is a deep sea skate in the family Arhynchobatidae.[1] It lives off New Zealand, at depths of from 170 to 1,400 m on the continental shelf.[2] Their length is from 60 to 80 cm.[2]
Conservation status
The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the prickly deep-sea skate as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
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