Slimeskate

Slimeskate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: D. pullopunctatus
Binomial name
Dipturus pullopunctatus

The slime skate (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

  1. Smale, M.J. (SSG Subequatorial Africa Regional Workshop, September 2003) (2004). "Dipturus pullopunctatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T44609A10924428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44609A10924428.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dipturus pullopunctatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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