Slimeskate

Dipturus pullopunctatus

Soft seabed skate of South Africa

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Large
Tropical fish

The slimeskate (Dipturus pullopunctatus) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found on soft bottoms of the outer shelf and upper slope on the coast of South Africa and Namibia.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Maximum length: 130 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: known only from Lüderitz, Namibia to Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (South Africa)
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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