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Dipturus amphispinus Last & Alava, 2013

Ridgeback skate
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and M. Alava, 2013
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335);  amphispinus: Name from Greek 'amphi' meaning on both sides or double, and the Latin 'spinus' for thorn, referring to the two prominent rows of strongly tilted thorns forming a ridge on the median disc..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic.   Tropical; 12°N - 5°N, 121°E - 129°E (Ref. 114953)

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