Fenestraja plutonia ( Garman, 1881 )

Jones, Christian M., Driggers Iii, William B., Hannan, Kristin M., Hoffmayer, Eric R., Jones, Lisa M. & Raredon, Sandra J., 2020, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea, Zootaxa 4803 (2), pp. 281-315 : 295

Fenestraja plutonia ( Garman, 1881) —Pluto pygmy skate

Synonyms:

Breviraja plutonia ( Garman, 1881)

Gurgesiella plutonia ( Garman, 1881)

Raja acanthiderma Fowler, 1947

Raja plutonia Garman, 1881

Distribution. In the northern GOM, this species is distributed from the north western Florida coast to the mouth of the Mississippi River, ranging in depth from approximately 290 to 1,025 m.

First Record in GOM. The first record of this species from the northern GOM is a specimen (MCZ 38706) collected aboard the RV Oregon from the continental slope west of the Dry Tortugas in 1954 ( Springer and Bullis 1956).

Remarks. This is a deep water species that is rarely captured and, therefore, little is known of their biology.

Conservation Status. Data Deficient