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Thickbody skate

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Thickbody skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Amblyraja
Species:
A. frerichsi
Binomial name
Amblyraja frerichsi
G. Krefft, 1968

The thickbody skate (Amblyraja frerichsi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae found off the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Etymology

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The skate is named in honor of Thomas Frerichs, the captain of the research vessel Walther Herwig, from which the holotype specimen was collected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Herman, K.; Paesch, L.; Pompert, J.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021). "Amblyraja frerichsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44652A124437250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44652A124437250.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". etyfish.org.
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