Slimeskate
| Slimeskate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dipturus |
| Species: | D. pullopunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipturus pullopunctatus (J. L. B. Smith, 1964) | |
The slimeskate (Dipturus pullopunctatus) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found on soft bottoms of the outer shelf and upper slope on the coast of South Africa and Namibia.[2]
References
- ↑ Smale, M.J. (2004). "Dipturus pullopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dipturus pullopunctatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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