Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Zeiformes
Acropomatiformes
Beloniformes
Clupeiformes
Lamniformes
Ateleopodiformes
Eupercaria/misc
Perciformes/Percoidei
Torpediniformes
Aulopiformes
Percopsiformes
Coelacanthiformes
Kurtiformes
Argentiniformes
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei
Cyprinodontiformes
Myliobatiformes
Syngnathiformes
Batrachoidiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Esociformes
Anabantiformes
Saccopharyngiformes
Polypteriformes
Petromyzontiformes
Gobiiformes
Carcharhiniformes
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Siluriformes
Cichliformes

Dipturus gudgeri (Whitley, 1940)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rajiformes

Family: Rajidae

Genus: Dipturus

Species: Dipturus gudgeri (Whitley, 1940)

Climate Zone

Temperate

Location

Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.

Biology

Occur over soft bottoms of the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154). Mainly feeds on small bony fishes (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205); egg cases ca. 19 cm long (Ref. 114953). This species reaches maturity at ca. 13 years. Length of mature males at ca. 120 cm TL; young hatch at ca. 26 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

bathydemersal