The thickbody skate (Amblyraja frerichsi) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae found off the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas.
| Thickbody skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Amblyraja |
| Species: | A. frerichsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyraja frerichsi G. Krefft, 1968
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Etymology edit
The skate is named in honor of Thomas Frerichs, the captain of the research vessel Walther Herwig, from which the holotype specimen was collected.[2]
References edit
- ^ Pollom, R.; Dulvy, N.K.; Acuña, E.; Bustamante, C.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Herman, K.; Paesch, L.; Pompert, J.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2021). "Amblyraja frerichsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44652A124437250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44652A124437250.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Home". etyfish.org.
External links edit
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