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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Blacktip skate

Dipturus melanospilus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
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Max Length
77.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
239–695 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Found on upper continental slope . Lengths of juvenile males ranged between 23.3-34.3 cm TL, smallest juvenile 20.4 cm TL . Males reached maturity at ca. 63 cm TL .

Scientific Name
Dipturus melanospilus
Authority
Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
77.7 cm
Depth Range
239–695 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Blacktip skate is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blacktip 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; bathypelagic; depth range 239 - 695 m . Deep-water; 18°S - 33°S, 150°E - 155°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.8±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00288 × L3.25 (TL)
Max TL
77.7cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
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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