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s 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 ''Dentiraja'' is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate ('' Dentiraja healdi''), with a maximum length of about 72&nb ...

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Spiniraja The Melbourne skate (''Spiniraja whitleyi'') is a species of fish in the belonging to the skate family Rajidae. It is Endemism, endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.LAST, P.R. & ...

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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 arg ...

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Species

Currently, 40 recognized species are placed in this genus: Dipturus innominatus (New Zealand smooth skate)

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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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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 amphispinus'' sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines.
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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''. ...

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Dipturus batis The common skate (''Dipturus batis''), also known as the blue skate, is the largest skate in the world, attaining a length of up to .Griffiths AM, Sims DW, Cotterell SJ, El Nagar A, Ellis JR, Lynghammar A, McHugh M, Neat FC, Pade NG, Queiroz N, ...

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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''. ...

'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 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 The sea, connected ...

'' ( 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 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''. ...

'' ( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) (Ecuador skate) * '' Dipturus flavirostris'' ( Philippi , 1892) * '' Dipturus garricki'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) (San Blas skate) * '' Dipturus gigas'' (

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, 1958) (giant skate) * ''

Dipturus grahami ''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 ''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''. ...

'' ( Whitley, 1940) (greenback skate) * ''

Dipturus innominatus The New Zealand smooth skate (''Dipturus innominatus'') is a skate of the genus '' Dipturus'', found around New Zealand at depths between 15 and 1,300 m. Description ''D. innominatus'' males grow up to 93 cm in pelvic length (PL). PL is ...

'' ( Garrick & Paul, 1974) (New Zealand smooth skate) * ''

Dipturus intermedius The common skate (''Dipturus batis''), also known as the blue skate, is the largest skate in the world, attaining a length of up to .Griffiths AM, Sims DW, Cotterell SJ, El Nagar A, Ellis JR, Lynghammar A, McHugh M, Neat FC, Pade NG, Queiroz N, ...

'' ( Parnell, 1837) (flapper skate) * '' Dipturus johannisdavisi'' (

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, 1899) (Travancore skate) * '' Dipturus kwangtungensis'' ( Y. T. Chu, 1960) (Kwangtung skate) * ''

Dipturus laevis The barndoor skate (''Dipturus laevis'') is a species of marine cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae of the order Rajiformes. It is native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and is found from the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and the s ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1818) (barndoor skate) * ''

Dipturus lamillai ''Dipturus lamillai'' is a species of long-snout skate of the genus Dipturus. It was first described in 2019 after it was found in waters near the Falkland Islands in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. The population had previously been recorded as ...

'' (Concha, Caira, Ebert & Pompert, 2019) * '' Dipturus lanceorostratus'' ( J. H. Wallace, 1967) (rattail skate) * '' Dipturus leptocauda'' ( G. Krefft & Stehmann, 1975) (thintail skate) * ''

Dipturus macrocauda ''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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, 1955) (bigtail skate) * ''

Dipturus melanospilus ''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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& 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 B ...

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

Dipturus oxyrinchus ''Dipturus oxyrinchus'', commonly known as the longnose skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is up to m in length. The species is found in eastern Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's f ...

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) (longnosed skate) * ''

Dipturus pullopunctatus The slimeskate (''Dipturus pullopunctatus'') is a species of fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fi ...

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, 1964) (slime skate) * '' Dipturus queenslandicus'' Last,

& Pogonoski, 2008 (Queensland deepwater skate) * '' Dipturus springeri'' ( J. H. Wallace, 1967) (roughbelly skate) * ''

Dipturus stenorhynchus The prownose skate (''Dipturus stenorhynchus'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found off Mozambique and South Africa. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body ...

'' ( J. H. Wallace, 1967) (prownose skate) * '' Dipturus teevani'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) (prickly brown ray) * '' Dipturus tengu'' ( D. S. Jordan & 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q928199 Rajidae Ray genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque