The New Zealand rough skate, ''Zearaja nasuta'', is a

skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish *Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae * Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongin ...

of the genus ''

Zearaja ''Zearaja'' is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently consists of four described species found in oceans off New Zealand, Tasmania and southern South America. Species There are four species in the genus: * '' Zearaja arg ...

'', found around New Zealand at depths between 10 and 1,500 m. Its length is up to 1 m. This species has been assessed by the

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as of Least Concern. In June 2018 the New Zealand

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classified the New Zealand rough skate as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Conservation Dependant" under the

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References

Rajidae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1841 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rajiformes-stub