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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335); apricus: Name from Latin 'apricus' meaning exposed to the sun, in cryptic reference to its common name.
More on authors: Last, White & Pogonoski.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 196 - 606 m (Ref. 75649), usually 300 - 500 m (Ref. 75649). Deep-water; 14°S - 21°S, 145°E - 153°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Central Pacific: off Queensland, Australia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.9 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 75649); 76.5 cm TL (female)
Inhabits outer continental shelf and upper slope. Probably feeds on small bony fishes (Ref. 114953). Observed lengths of adolescent males between ca. 47.0 (tail tip damaged) and 64.4 cm TL, smallest juvenile 15.0 cm TL (Ref. 75649) to 17 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Last, P.R., W.T. White and J.J. Pogonoski, 2008. New skates of the genus Dipturus (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from Australian Seas. pp. 9-52. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 9-51. CSIRO marine and atmospheric reseach paper no. 021. (Ref. 75649)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 9.3 - 17.3, mean 13.3 °C (based on 41 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00288 (0.00136 - 0.00613), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary low fecundity).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
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