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GBIF·2420191speciesAnimalia702 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderRajiformes
  5. ›familyRajidae
  6. ›genusDipturus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Javelin Skate

Dipturus doutrei (Cadenat, 1960)

Also calledRaie Violette (fra) · Raya Violeta (spa) · rejnok Doutreův (ces)

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Remarks: Several specimens of this uncommon skate were collected off Cape Town and examined, but none were retained. Conservation status: DD (2009).

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

materials_examined

South Africa voucher material: Ebert et al. (2008) reported on a single specimen at SAM. South African distribution: West of Cape Town (WC) to southeastern Cape, south of Port Elizabeth (EC).

An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2420191.