Pale Tropical Skate

Dipturus apricus

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth262–448 m
Water temperature25–27 °C
Best monthsJanuary and November
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) CSIRO National Fish Collection, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 4 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 32 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 262–448 m · Deepest record: 598 m

190–200 m: 1 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 3 records
260–270 m: 3 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300+ m: 34 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–27 °C

24–26 °C: 33 records
26–28 °C: 27 records

Names and classification

English: Pale Tropical Skate

Similar species

Dipturus nasutus
Grey Skate
Dipturus canutus
New Zealand Smooth Skate
Dipturus innominatus
Bight Skate
Dipturus gudgeri
Brown Bight Skate
Dipturus acrobelus
Queensland Deepwater Skate
Dipturus queenslandicus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
113 open-data records from 1980 to 1999.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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