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skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish *Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae * Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongin ...

s native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''

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''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''

Zearaja ''Zearaja'' is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently consists of four described species found in oceans off New Zealand, Tasmania and southern South America. Species There are four species in the genus: * ''Zearaja brevi ...

''.

Species

Currently, 38 recognized species are placed in this genus: * ''

Dipturus acrobelus ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

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, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (deepwater skate) * ''

Dipturus amphispinus ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

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Dipturus apricus ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

'' Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008 (pale tropical skate) * ''

Dipturus batis The blue skate (''Dipturus batis''), also known as the grey skate or blue-grey skate, is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray, belonging to the family Rajidae, the skates. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the flapper skate ...

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) (common skate or blue skate) * ''

Dipturus bullisi ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

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, 1962) (Bullis skate) * ''

Dipturus campbelli The blackspot skate (''Dipturus campbelli'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found off the south-eastern coast of Africa from Durban, South Africa to central Mozambique. Its natural habitat is open sea A sea is a large b ...

'' ( J. H. Wallace, 1967) (blackspot skate) * ''

Dipturus canutus The grey skate (''Dipturus canutus'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It was described in 2008 by Australian ichthyologist Peter R. Last. Taxonomy Australian ichthyologist Peter Last described the grey skate from a specimen collecte ...

'' Last, 2008 (grey skate) * ''

Dipturus chinensis ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

'' ( Basilewsky, 1855) (Chinese skate) * ''

Dipturus crosnieri The Madagascar skate (''Dipturus crosnieri'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss. The IUCN The International Union for Conservation of ...

'' ( Séret, 1989) (Madagascar skate) * ''

Dipturus doutrei ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

'' ( Cadenat, 1960) (violet skate) * ''

Dipturus ecuadoriensis ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of Skate (fish), skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja (fish), Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in ''Dentiraja'', ''Spi ...

'' ( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) (Ecuador skate) * '' Dipturus garricki'' (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (San Blas skate) * '' Dipturus gigas'' ( Ishiyama, 1958) (giant skate) * ''

Dipturus grahamorum ''Dipturus'' is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in ''Raja''. Some species initially moved to ''Dipturus'' were later placed in '' Dentiraja'', '' Spiniraja'', and ''Zearaja'' ...

'' Last, 2008 (Graham's skate) * '' Dipturus gudgeri'' ( Whitley, 1940) (greenback skate) * '' Dipturus innominatus'' (

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, 1974) (New Zealand smooth skate) * '' Dipturus intermedius'' ( Parnell, 1837) (flapper skate) * '' Dipturus johannisdavisi'' (

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, 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 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 The Norwegian skate (''Dipturus nidarosiensis''), or black skate, is a species of skate found at depths of to over in the East Atlantic region. Initially its range was believed to be restricted to the Norwegian Sea and North Sea to the Bay of ...

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, 1881) (Norwegian skate) * '' Dipturus olseni'' ( igelow & Schroeder, 1951) (spreadfin skate) * ''Dipturus oregoni'' (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (hooktail skate) * ''Dipturus oxyrinchus'' (Linnaeus,

) (longnosed skate) * '' Dipturus pullopunctatus'' (

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, 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'' (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) (prickly brown ray) * '' Dipturus tengu'' (

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& Fowler, 1903) (acutenose skate) * '' Dipturus trachyderma'' (G. Krefft & Stehmann, 1975) (roughskin skate) * '' Dipturus wengi'' Séret & Last, 2008 (Weng's skate) * '' Dipturus wuhanlingi'' Jeong & Nakabo, 2008 (Wu's skate)

References

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