🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🌡️ Deep-water
Queensland deepwater skate
Dipturus queenslandicus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
📖 Overview
Found on upper continental slope. Biology poorly known . Males reaches maturity at ca. 63 cm TL , juvenile males ranged between 29.2-35.5 cm TL .
Scientific Name
Dipturus queenslandicus
Authority
Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
65.9 cm
Depth Range
399–606 m
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
53.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Elasmobranchii
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Rajiformes
Family
Rajidae
Rajidae
Genus
Dipturus
Dipturus
Species
Queensland deepwater skate
Dipturus queenslandicus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Queensland deepwater skate is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Queensland deepwater 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; bathydemersal; depth range 399 - 606 m . Deep-water; 18°S - 20°S, 148°E - 152°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
65.9cm
🌡️ 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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