Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
Prickly deep-sea skate
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 Family:  Arhynchobatidae (Skates)
 Max. size:  80 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 170 - 1460 m
 Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
 Diagnosis:  Dark brown in color (Ref. 26346). Wing tips rounded; snout shorter than most other skates; skin smooth, soft and loose, with band of prickles on hind body and tail (Ref. 26346).
 Biology:  Inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 26346). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 01.04.98
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.10.12

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