Slimeskate

Slimeskate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: D. pullopunctatus
Binomial name
Dipturus pullopunctatus
(J. L. B. Smith, 1964)

The slimeskate (Dipturus pullopunctatus) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found on soft bottoms of the outer shelf and upper slope on the coast of South Africa and Namibia.[2]

References

  1. Smale, M.J. (2004). "Dipturus pullopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dipturus pullopunctatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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