Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Rajidae

Genus: Dipturus

Species: Dipturus chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: China to Japan, including Taiwan.

Biology

Commonly found on inner continental shelf. Biology poorly known (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

m

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless