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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Pale tropical skate

Dipturus apricus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
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Max Length
65.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
196–606 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Inhabits outer continental shelf and upper slope. Probably feeds on small bony fishes . Observed lengths of adolescent males between ca. 47.0 (tail tip damaged) and 64.4 cm TL, smallest juvenile 15.0 cm TL to 17 cm TL .

Scientific Name
Dipturus apricus
Authority
Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
65.9 cm
Depth Range
196–606 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Pale tropical skate is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pale tropical skate is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 196 - 606 m , usually 300 - 500 m . Deep-water; 14°S - 21°S, 145°E - 153°E Central Pacific: off Queensland, Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6
Food Items

small bony fishes (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00288 × L3.25 (TL)
Max TL
65.9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
53.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008

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