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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335); acrobelus: Name from Greek 'acrobeles' for arrow or pointed at the end; refers to its long, angular snout and somewhat arrow-head shaped body..
More on authors: Last, White & Pogonoski.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 446 - 1328 m (Ref. 75649), usually 800 - 1000 m (Ref. 114953). Deep-water; 31°S - 46°S, 123°E - 154°E (Ref. 114953)

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Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 95.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75649); 137.1 cm TL (female)

Inhabits upper and mid-continental slope (Ref. 114953). Observed lengths for adolescent males, between 77.6 and ca. 85.5 cm TL and smallest juvenile 20.2 cm TL (ref. 75649).

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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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 April 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Dipturus acrobelus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008