Bathyraja cousseauae

Bathyraja cousseauae, also known as Cousseau's skate^[1] or the joined-fins skate is a species of skate within the genus Bathyraja. The species is found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean.

Bathyraja cousseauae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Arhynchobatidae
Genus:	Bathyraja
Species:	B. cousseauae
Binomial name
Bathyraja cousseauae Díaz de Astarloa & Mabragaña, 2004[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 86 cm (34 in).^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after Maria Berta Cousseau, a marine biologist who contributed to the understanding of marine fish in Argentina.^[4]

References

1. Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Cuevas, J.M.; Pompert, J. & Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Bathyraja cousseauae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T63106A200321345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T63106A200321345.en. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
2. Juan Martín Díaz de Astarloa & Ezequiel Mabragaña (May 5, 2004). "Bathyraja cousseauae sp.n.: A New Softnose Skate from the Southwestern Atlantic (Rajiformes, Rajidae)". Copeia. 2004 (2): 326–335.
3. Froese, Rainer & Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathyraja cousseauae". FishBase. August 2023 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family ARHYNCHOBATIDAE Fowler 1934 (Softnose Skates or Longtail Skates)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 May 2023.