Species Dipturus acrobelus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008

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• Dipturus acrobelus Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2008. New skates of the genus Dipturus (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from Australian Seas. pp. 9-51 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Pogonoski, J.J. & Gledhill, D.C. (eds). Description of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 021: 1-181 [10, figs 1-6].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H 226-01 adolescent male, 840 mm TL, east of St Patricks Head TAS.
  Paratype(s) AM I.27722–007; AM I.44540–001; CSIRO CA.2805; CSIRO H.51–01–H.54–01; CSIRO H.223–001; CSIRO H.558–02; CSIRO H.614–01; CSIRO H.615–01; CSIRO H.622–12; CSIRO H.789–03–H.789–04; CSIRO H.871–01; CSIRO H.879–01; CSIRO H.1004–01; CSIRO H.2637–01; CSIRO H.2644–001; CSIRO H.2654–01; CSIRO H.6639–02; CSIRO T.456; NMV A.5938.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Dipturus sp. 4. —
  Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Family Rajidae. 108-124 pp. in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [113]
• Raja sp. 3. —
  Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [161, 164, fig. 141]
• Raja sp. J. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [301, 336-337, fig. 34.25]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Crowdy Head, NSW to Eyre, WA, temperate

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

446-1328 m (mainly 800-1000 m)

 

General References

Last, P.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Weigmann, S. 2016. 19. Skates. Family Rajidae. pp. 204-363 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [241]

Last, P.R., Weigmann, S. & Yang, L. 2016. Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. pp. 11-34 [20]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [301] (as Raja sp. J)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [359]

Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Family Rajidae. 108-124 pp. in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [113] (as Dipturus sp. 4)

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Weigmann, S. 2016. 19. Skates. Family Rajidae. pp. 204-363 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [241] (Australian Deepwater Skate)

Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2008. New skates of the genus Dipturus (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from Australian Seas. pp. 9-51 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Pogonoski, J.J. & Gledhill, D.C. (eds). Description of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 021: 1-181 (Deepwater Skate)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
31-Jul-2018	RAJIDAE	16-Apr-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		24-Mar-2010	MODIFIED