Blackspot skate

Blackspot skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dipturus
Species: D. campbelli
Binomial name
Dipturus campbelli
(J. H. Wallace, 1967)

The blackspot skate (Dipturus campbelli) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It is found on the east coast of Durban and Mozambique in South Africa.[1] Its natural habitat is open seas. It has a triangular snout, tail stout that is moderately smaller than its body, and small thorns on the nape and back. On the upper side of the fish it is medium grey or a brownish color with black spots and the underside has noticeably black spores.[2]

References

  1. "Dipturus campbelli (Blackspot Skate)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. "Dipturus campbelli (Blackspot skate)". www.biodiversityexplorer.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

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