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Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

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

Wikipedia contributors, Longtail skate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:41.962789+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909
Name authority
Waite, 1909
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Family
Arhynchobatidae
Genus
Arhynchobatis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassBatoidea
  10. orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
  11. familyArhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
  12. genusArhynchobatis Waite, 1909
  13. speciesArhynchobatis asperrimus Waite, 1909

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 76 records assigned to Arhynchobatidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Waite, E. R. (1909). Pisces. Part I. In: Scientific Results of the New Zealand Government Trawling Expedition, 1907. Records of the Canterbury Museum, v. 1 (no. 2): 131–155, Pls. 13–23. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5W2VK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.