Dipturus
Dipturus is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in Raja. Some species initially moved to Dipturus were later placed in Dentiraja, Spiniraja, and Zearaja.
39 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 39 known species
Flapper skate
speciesDipturus intermedius
Sharpnose Skate
speciesDipturus oxyrinchus
New Zealand Smooth Skate
speciesDipturus innominatus
Barndoor Skate
speciesDipturus laevis
Polkadot skate
speciesDipturus chinensis
Graham's Skate
speciesDipturus grahami
Bigtail Skate
speciesDipturus macrocauda
Deepwater Skate
speciesDipturus acrobelus
Norwegian Skate
speciesDipturus nidarosiensis
Grey Skate
speciesDipturus canutus
Acutenose Skate
speciesDipturus tengu
Roughskin Skate
speciesDipturus trachyderma
Giant Skate
speciesDipturus gigas
Wu's Skate
speciesDipturus wuhanlingi
Common Skate
speciesDipturus batis
Weng's Skate
speciesDipturus wengi
Bight Skate
speciesDipturus gudgeri
Travancore Skate
speciesDipturus johannisdavisi
Kwangtung Skate
speciesDipturus kwangtungensis
Blacktip Skate
speciesDipturus melanospilus
Spreadfin Skate
speciesDipturus olseni
Roughbelly Skate
speciesDipturus springeri
Violet Skate
speciesDipturus doutrei
Dipturus dhritiae
speciesDipturus dhritiae
Ridgeback Skate
speciesDipturus amphispinus
Pale Tropical Skate
speciesDipturus apricus
Ecuador Skate
speciesDipturus ecuadoriensis
Bullis Skate
speciesDipturus bullisi
Blackspot Skate
speciesDipturus campbelli
Madagascar Skate
speciesDipturus crosnieri
San Blas Skate
speciesDipturus garricki
Rattail Skate
speciesDipturus lanceorostratus
Thintail Skate
speciesDipturus leptocauda
South Brazilian Skate
speciesDipturus mennii
Caribbean Skate
speciesDipturus teevani
Hooktail Skate
speciesDipturus oregoni
Queensland Deepwater Skate
speciesDipturus queenslandicus
Prownose Skate
speciesDipturus stenorhynchus
Slime Skate
speciesDipturus pullopunctatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87977.