Longtail skate

The longtail skate (Arhynchobatis asperrimus) is a skate and is the only member of the genus Arhynchobatis.^[2] This species was first described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1909.^[3] It is found off New Zealand at depths of from 90 to 1,000 m (300 to 3,280 ft) on the continental shelf.^[4] Its length is from 30 to 75 cm (12 to 30 in).^[4]

Longtail skate
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Arhynchobatidae
Genus:	Arhynchobatis Waite, 1909
Species:	A. asperrimus
Binomial name
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909

Conservation status

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the longtail skate as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.^[5]