Madagascar skate
The Madagascar skate (Dipturus crosnieri) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss. The IUCN describes the species as "a relatively small (to at least 61 cm TL), poorly known, rare, deepwater skate with a limited distribution in the Western Indian Ocean off the west coast of Madagascar. [It is b]enthic on the continental slope at depths of 300 to 850 m. Virtually nothing is known of the biology of the species." References 

Dipturus
Fish of Madagascar
Fish described in 1989
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot