Dipturus pullopunctata (Smith, 1964)

Slime skate

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Rajiformes \| Rajidae
Synonyms	Raja pullopunctata, Dipturus pullopunctatus, ... more
Common names	Skate, 暗斑鳐, Slijmrog, ... more

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Main reference

McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn. 1998. (Ref. 27314)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 94.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 5578)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 457 m (Ref. 5578)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 23°S - 35°S

Southeast Atlantic: known only from Lüderitz, Namibia to Port Alfred, South Africa.
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Short description

A striking two-toned longnose skate, medium brown above and abruptly dark grey below, with a large, conspicuous, dark brown blotch on the upper base of each pectoral fin (Ref. 5578). Snout moderately elongated and bluntly triangular, and tail stout, not conspicuously swollen and about equal to body length; pectoral disc with broadly rounded corners and smooth underside without denticles; thorns at nape and along midline of back and tail to 1st dorsal fin, nape spine enormous in young (Ref. 5578). Hatchlings and juveniles with wide-spaced black spots on upper disc, inconspicuous or lost in adolescents and adults; adults sometimes with numerous small white spots (Ref. 5578). Underside with numerous black pores (Ref. 5578).

Found on soft bottoms of the outer shelf and upper slope (Ref. 5578). Feeds on bony fish, crabs, shrimp, mysids, mantis shrimp, euphausiids, bivalves and cuttlefish (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Commonly taken by hake trawlers (Ref. 5578). Extremely slippery when caught (Ref. 5578).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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