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Grey Skate
Dipturus canutus
- Usual depth386–608 m
- Water temperature14–28 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) CSIRO National Fish Collection, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The grey skate is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It was described in 2008 by Australian ichthyologist Peter R. Last.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Grey skate”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 36 records
- May: 55 records
- June: 53 records
- July: 75 records
- August: 51 records
- September: 39 records
- October: 60 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 34 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 386–608 m · Deepest record: 1,023.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Grey Skate
Similar species
New Zealand Smooth SkateDipturus innominatus
- Bight Skate
Dipturus gudgeri
Brown Bight SkateDipturus acrobelus
Pale Tropical SkateDipturus apricus
Queensland Deepwater SkateDipturus 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 541 open-data records from 1971 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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