Description

Dorsal side dark brown or purplish-grey in color and covered with small erect prickles (Ref. 26346).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Arhynchobatidae

Genus: Arhynchobatis

Species: Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Biology

Inhabits the continental slope (Ref. 26346). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless