Dipturus wuhanlingi, China skate

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Dipturus wuhanlingi Jeong & Nakabo, 2008

China skate
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335);  wuhanlingi: Named for Han-Lin Wu, Shanghai Fisheries University for his contributions to the ichthyology of China..

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

marin benthopélagique; profondeur ? - 200 m (Ref. 114953). Subtropical; 28°N - 18°N, 111°E - 123°E (Ref. 114953)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: South and East China Seas (China) (Ref. 114953).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 75712); 78.4 cm TL (female)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Tip of pectoral girdle propterygium well separated from rostral node by about a half of rostral cartilage length. Preorbital snout long, 20% (holotype) and 21% (paratype) TL; rostral shaft straight, wide and stout; anterior fontanelle with distinct anterior margin. A single scapular thorn on each side; three or four nuchal thorns; a row of lumbar thorns along dorsal midline of disc. Tail thin, narrow, slightly depressed, its length short as 45% (holotype) and 43% (paratype) TL; a single row of distinct thorns along dorsal midline in both sexes. Scapulocoracoid without anterior bridge; anterior fenestra strongly anteroposteriorly elliptical; postventral fenestra expanded horizontally; mesocondyle located at about middle between procondyle and metacondyle. Pelvic girdle with three pairs of obturator foramina. Pores of ampullae of Lorenzini extending to just before pelvic girdle. Clasper glans with cleft, terminal bridge, shield and rhipidion; dermal denticles absent. Tooth rows 36 (holotype) and 32 (paratype) in upper jaw. Trunk vertebrae 27; predorsal caudal vertebrae 47. Pectoral radials 92 on each side (Ref. 75712).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

A demersal species with unknown capture depth, probably continental slope below 200 m. Occasionally found at regional fish markets with few retained by museums (Ref. 114953).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : McEachran, John | Collaborateurs

Jeong, C.-H. and T. Nakabo, 2008. Dipturus wuhanlingi, a new species of skates (Elasmobranchii: Rajidae) from China inland. Ichthyol. Res. 55:183-190. (Ref. 75712)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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