Rajidae

Roughbelly skate

Dipturus springeri

Hard bottoms shelter a hunter of fish and squid

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• South Asia
• West Asia
• Other
• Large

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.