Brochiraja aenigma

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Brochiraja aenigma

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Brochiraja
Species:
B. aenigma
Binomial name
Brochiraja aenigma
(Last & McEachran, 2006)

Brochiraja aenigma, also known as the Enigma skate,[2] is a skate known from a single specimen recently identified in 2006. Based on the single specimen, its range includes at least the Wanganella Bank on the Norfolk Ridge. It is rare with further searches finding no specimens, and while it is not commonly fished or reported in commercial distribution, it can be used for fish meal.[1]

Due to the limited knowledge of its biology and extent of capture in fisheries, this species is assessed as Data Deficient by the

IUCN.[1]

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