Kingdom Animalia Genus Brochiraja Phylum Chordata Rank Species Subclass Elasmobranchii | Family Rajidae Scientific name Notoraja asperula Higher classification Notoraja Order Rajiformes | |
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Similar Brochiraja, Rajiformes, Longtail skate, Bathyraja mariposa | ||
The prickly deepsea skate, Brochiraja asperula, is a skate of the genus Brochiraja, found around New Zealand, at depths of from 200 to 1,300 m on the continental shelf. Their length is from 30 to 50 cm.
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