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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Last, White & Pogonoski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 239 - 695 m (Ref. 75649). Deep-water; 18°S - 33°S, 150°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Pacific: off eastern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75649)
Found on upper continental slope (Ref. 114953). Lengths of juvenile males ranged between 23.3-34.3 cm TL, smallest juvenile 20.4 cm TL (Ref. 75649). Males reached maturity at ca. 63 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Last, P.R., W.T. White and J.J. Pogonoski, 2008. New skates of the genus Dipturus (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from Australian Seas. pp. 9-52. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 9-51. CSIRO marine and atmospheric reseach paper no. 021. (Ref. 75649)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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