An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea
Author
Jones, Christian M.
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A.
Author
Driggers Iii, William B.
Author
Hannan, Kristin M.
Riverside Technologies Inc., Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A. kristin. hannan @ noaa. gov; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2687 - 3331
Author
Hoffmayer, Eric R.
Author
Jones, Lisa M.
Author
Raredon, Sandra J.
Smithsonian Institution, Division of Fishes, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland, U. S. A. raredons @ si. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8295 - 6000
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-26
4803
2
281
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.3
1175-5326
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Dactylobatus clarkii
(
Bigelow and Schroeder, 1958
)
—hook skate
Synonyms:
Raja clarkii
Bigelow and Schroeder, 1958
Distribution.
Patchy throughout northern GOM from
370 to 1048 m
depth.
First Record in
GOM
.
This
species was described by
Bigelow and Schroeder (1958)
based on three specimens (
holotype
USNM 156712
,
Figure 2
, and
paratypes
MCZ
39618) collected from the northern
GOM
off of
Florida
aboard the
RV
Oregon
in 1955 (
Springer and Bullis 1956
)
.
Remarks.
This species is rare and little is known about its biology. However, recent observations made during deepwater habitat surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OOER) in the northern GOM utilizing a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have yielded additional insights into the morphology and habitat preferences of this species, including a new maximum depth record (
1048m
, C. Jones unpublished data).
Conservation Status.
Data Deficient