Rajidae

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Dipturus trachyderma

Rough skin waits thirteen years for maturity

• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Large

Dipturus trachyderma, the roughskin skate, is a skate belonging in the family of Rajidae and the genus Dipturus. They live between the Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic Ocean. They are one of the largest marine skates reaching up to about 265 cm (104 in) in length.