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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Dipturus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteryx = fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal, usually 20 - 80 m (Ref. 114953). Subtropical; 20°N - 35°N, 115°E - 125°E (Ref. 114953)
Northwest Pacific: China to Japan, including Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114953); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 126841)
Commonly found on inner continental shelf. Biology poorly known (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2006. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of April 2006. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in April 2006. (Ref. 56787)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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