Dusky finless skate | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Gurgesiellidae |
Genus: | Gurgesiella |
Species: | G. furvescens |
Binomial name | |
Gurgesiella furvescens F. de Buen, 1959 |
The dusky finless skate (Gurgesiella furvescens) is a species of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean off Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is open seas along the continental slope, insular slopes, notably of the Galápagos Islands, and the outer continental shelf to a depth of 960 metres (3,150 ft).
References
- ^ Ebert, D.A.; Concha, F.; Acuña, E.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Gurgesiella furvescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44654A124437462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44654A124437462.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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