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roughbelly skate
Dipturus springeri
- Usual depth330–685 m
- Water temperature15–27 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dipturus”, 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: 22 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 330–685 m · Deepest record: 1,000 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- roughbelly skate
Other scientific names: Raja springeri
Similar species
Grey SkateDipturus canutus
New Zealand Smooth SkateDipturus innominatus
- Bight Skate
Dipturus gudgeri
Brown Bight SkateDipturus acrobelus
Pale Tropical SkateDipturus apricus
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).
- 102 open-data records from 1973 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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