Greenback skate (Dipturus gudgeri) fish species and information / pictures of Greenback skate - Dipturus gudgeri

Greenback skate (Dipturus gudgeri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Dipturus gudgeri

Common Name
Greenback skate

Biology
Occur over soft bottoms of the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Whitley, 1940

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Skates and Rays (Rajiformes)

Family

Skates (Rajidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.

Range

28°S - 44°S

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

160 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 160 - 700 m (Ref. 6871), usually 400 - 550 m (Ref. 6871)

Trophic Level

3.96 s.e. 0.63 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

140 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (75 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)