Rosette skate
Rosette skate | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Leucoraja |
Species: | L. garmani |
Binomial name | |
Leucoraja garmani (Whitley, 1939) |
The Rosette skate (Leucoraja garmani) is an abundant mid-depth skate.
Etymology
The skate is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843‒1927), of Harvard University.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The Rosette Skate is typically found at depths between 33 and 530 meters (108 and 1,739 ft).[1][3] At the extremes on the United States Atlantic Coast specimens have been found as far north as the Nantucket Shoals and as far south as the Dry Tortugas.[1] Beyond, it has been located throughout the Caribbean, the eastern shores of Mexico and Central American, and the northern shores of South America.[4]
Relationship to humans
Based on reported bycatch rates and population observances, there is no evidence to support concern of the Rosette Skate.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d T. Gedamke (2009). "Leucoraja garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T161419A5419442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161419A5419442.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ https://etyfish.org/
- ^ http://fishbase.org/summary/Leucoraja-garmani.html. Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Leucoraja garmani, Rosette skate : Fisheries, bait".
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