Dipturus
Encyclopedia
Dipturus is a large genus
of skate
s in the family
Rajidae. It currently has 49 described species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skate
Skate
Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. There are more than 200 described species in 27 genera. There are two subfamilies, Rajinae and Arhynchobatinae ....
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Rajidae. It currently has 49 described species.
Species
- Dipturus acrobelus Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Deepwater Skate)
- Dipturus apricus Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Pale tropical skate)
- Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Magragaña, Hanner & Figueroa, 2008 (Argentine skate)
- Dipturus australis (MacleayWilliam John MacleaySir William John Macleay . was an Australian politician, zoologist and naturalist.-Early life:Macleay was born at Wick, Caithness, Scotland, second son of Kenneth Macleay of Keiss and his wife Barbara, née Horne...
, 1884) (Sydney skate) - Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue skate)
- Dipturus bullisi (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1962) (Bullis skate) - Dipturus campbelli (J. H. Wallace, 1967) (Blackspot skate)
- Dipturus canutus Last, 2008 (Grey skate)
- Dipturus cerva (WhitleyGilbert Percy WhitleyGilbert Percy Whitley was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England, and was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and Osborne House...
, 1939) (White-spotted skate) - Dipturus confusus Last, 2008 (Longnose Skate)
- Dipturus crosnieri (Séret, 1989) (Madagascar skate)
- Dipturus diehli Soto & Mincarone, 2001 (Thorny-tail skate)
- Dipturus doutrei (Cadenat, 1960) (Violet skate)
- Dipturus ecuadoriensis (BeebeWilliam BeebeWilliam Beebe, born Charles William Beebe was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author...
& Tee-Van, 1941) (Ecuador skate) - Dipturus endeavouri Last, 2008 (Endeavour Skate)
- Dipturus falloargus Last, 2008 (False Argus Skate)
- Dipturus flavirostris (Philippi {Krumweide}Rodolfo Amando PhilippiRodolfo Amando Philippi was a German-Chilean paleontologist and zoologist....
, 1892) - Dipturus flindersi (Last & Gledhill, 2008) (Pygmy thornback skate)
- Dipturus garricki (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1958) (San Blas skate) - Dipturus gigas (Ishiyama, 1958) (Giant skate)
- Dipturus grahami Last, 2008 (Graham’s Skate)
- Dipturus gudgeri (WhitleyGilbert Percy WhitleyGilbert Percy Whitley was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England, and was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and Osborne House...
, 1940) (Greenback skate) - Dipturus healdi Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Heald's skate)
- Dipturus innominatus (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (New Zealand smooth skate)
- Dipturus johannisdavisi (AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1899) (Travancore skate) - Dipturus kwangtungensis (Y. T. Chu, 1960) (Kwangtung skate)
- Dipturus laevis (Mitchill, 1818) (Barndoor skate)
- Dipturus lanceorostratus (J. H. Wallace, 1967) (Rattail skate)
- Dipturus leptocauda (G. Krefft & Stehmann, 1975) (Thintail skate)
- Dipturus linteus (Fries, 1838) (Sailray)
- Dipturus macrocauda (Ishiyama, 1955) (Bigtail skate)
- Dipturus melanospilus Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Blacktip skate)
- Dipturus mennii U. L. Gomes & Paragó, 2001 (South Brazilian skate)
- Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) (Norwegian skate)
- Dipturus oculus Last, 2008 (Ocellate Skate)
- Dipturus olseni (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1951) (Spreadfin skate) - Dipturus oregoni (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1958) (Hooktail skate) - Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Longnosed skate)
- Dipturus polyommata (OgilbyJames Douglas OgilbyJames Douglas Ogilby was an Australian ichthyologist.Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby. He received his education at Winchester College, England, and Trinity College, Dublin.Ogilby worked for the British Museum before joining the Australian Museum in...
, 1910) (Argus skate) - Dipturus pullopunctatus (J. L. B. Smith, 1964) (Slime skate)
- Dipturus queenslandicus Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (Queensland Deepwater skate)
- Dipturus springeri (J. H. Wallace, 1967) (Roughbelly skate)
- Dipturus stenorhynchus (J. H. Wallace, 1967) (Prownose skate)
- Dipturus teevani (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1951) (Prickly brown ray) - Dipturus tengu (D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1903) (Acutenose skate) - Dipturus trachyderma (G. Krefft & Stehmann, 1975) (Roughskin Skate)
- Dipturus wengi Séret & Last, 2008 (Weng's Skate)
- Dipturus whitleyi (IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1938) (Wedgenose skate) - Dipturus wuhanlingi Jeong & Nakabo, 2008