Dusky finless skate
| Dusky finless skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Gurgesiellidae |
| Genus: | Gurgesiella |
| Species: | G. furvescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Gurgesiella furvescens F. de Buen, 1959
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The dusky finless skate (Gurgesiella furvescens) is a species of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean off Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas along the continental slope, insular slopes, notably of the Galápagos Islands, and the outer continental shelf to a depth of 960 metres (3,150 ft).[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ebert, D.A.; Concha, F.; Acuña, E.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Gurgesiella furvescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44654A124437462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44654A124437462.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.