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Dipturus campbelli (Wallace, 1967) Blackspot skate |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Rajidae (Skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 66 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 137 - 403 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: off central Mozambique to Durban, South Africa. | |||
| Diagnosis: | A black-spotted longnose skate with an elongated, acutely triangular snout, and a stout tail- just shorter than body and slightly swollen along the mid-section; disc with rounded corners and smooth underside except for small denticles on edges and tip of snout; small thorns on nape and midback to 1st dorsal fin (Ref. 5578). Medium grey to brownish with numerous small dark spots dorsally; grey with conspicuous black pores ventrally (Ref. 5578). | |||
| Biology: | Found on the bottom of the outer shelf and upper slope (Ref. 5578). Probably caught by trawlers (Ref. 5578).Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at ca. 57 cm TL, females at ca. 64 cm TL (Ref. 114953) | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 18 September 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||