Bight Skate

Dipturus gudgeri

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Near threatened

Usual depth347–579 m
Water temperature14–27 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 19 records
March: 21 records
April: 26 records
May: 55 records
June: 62 records
July: 88 records
August: 52 records
September: 46 records
October: 63 records
November: 38 records
December: 34 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 347–579 m · Deepest record: 923.5 m

160–170 m: 1 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 1 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270+ m: 502 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–27 °C

14–16 °C: 28 records
16–18 °C: 25 records
18–20 °C: 267 records
20–22 °C: 178 records
22–24 °C: 20 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English: Bight Skate, Brown Bight Skate, Green-backed Skate, Greenback Skate

Other scientific names: Raja gudgeri, Zearaja gudgeri

Similar species

Dipturus nasutus
Grey Skate
Dipturus canutus
New Zealand Smooth Skate
Dipturus innominatus
Brown Bight Skate
Dipturus acrobelus
Pale Tropical Skate
Dipturus apricus
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).
600 open-data records from 1971 to 2009.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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