Dipturus amphispinus, Ridgeback skate

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Dipturus amphispinus Last & Alava, 2013

Ridgeback skate
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335);  amphispinus: Name from Greek 'amphi' meaning on both sides or double, and the Latin 'spinus' for thorn, referring to the two prominent rows of strongly tilted thorns forming a ridge on the median disc..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 12°N - 5°N, 121°E - 129°E (Ref. 114953)

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Western Central Pacific: Philippines.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.7 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Capture depth unknown, but probably from deep slopes of the Sulu Sea and adjacent waterways. the largest paratype (SUML MMLM 018) was measured in 1999 at 896 mm TL (Compagno et al., 2005) and shrank to 878 mm TL when measured a decade later. Of the two known males, one was sexually mature (621 mm TL) and the slightly larger holotype was at a late adolescent stage (657 mm TL); birth size unknown (Ref. 94808)..

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators

Last, P.R. and M. Alava, 2013. Dipturus amphispinus sp. nov., a new longsnout skate (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa 3752(1):214-227. (Ref. 94808)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 22 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00133 - 0.00596), b=3.25 (3.08 - 3.42), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100).