Bathyraja cousseauae, also known as Cousseau's skate[1] or the joined-fins skate is a species of skate within the genus Bathyraja. The species is found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean.
| Bathyraja cousseauae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Bathyraja |
| Species: | B. cousseauae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathyraja cousseauae Díaz de Astarloa & Mabragaña, 2004[2]
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 86 cm (34 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe species is named after Maria Berta Cousseau, a marine biologist who contributed to the understanding of marine fish in Argentina.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Cuevas, J.M.; Pompert, J. & Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Bathyraja cousseauae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63106A200321345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63106A200321345.en. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Juan Martín Díaz de Astarloa & Ezequiel Mabragaña (May 5, 2004). "Bathyraja cousseauae sp.n.: A New Softnose Skate from the Southwestern Atlantic (Rajiformes, Rajidae)". Copeia. 2004 (2): 326–335.
- ^ Froese, Rainer & Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyraja cousseauae". FishBase. August 2023 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ARHYNCHOBATIDAE Fowler 1934 (Softnose Skates or Longtail Skates)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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