BIOTIC Species Information for Dipturus batis
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| Researched by | Ken Neal & Paolo Pizzolla | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Dipturus batis | Common name | Common Skate |
| MCS Code | ZF86 | Recent Synonyms | Raja batis |
| Phylum | Chordata | Subphylum | Pisces |
| Superclass | Gnathostomata | Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass | Elasmobranchii | Order | Rajiformes |
| Suborder | Family | Rajidae | |
| Genus | Dipturus | Species | batis |
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| Additional Information | Following a report in recent taxonomic literature, this species now belongs to the genus Dipturus, although may still be referred to as Raja in some texts, (see McEachran & Dunn, 1988). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Muus & Dahlstrom, 1974, McEachran et al., 1998, Howson & Picton, 1997, Dipper, 2001, | ||
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