Thintail skate

Thintail skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: D. leptocaudus
Binomial name
Dipturus leptocaudus
(G. Krefft & Stehmann, 1975)

The thintail skate (Dipturus leptocaudus) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is open seas.

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