Dipturus trachyderma

(Krefft & Stehmann, 1975)


Roughskin Skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae

Reference of the original description
Krefft, G. & Stehmann, M. (1975)
Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen des FFS „Walther Herwig“ nach Südamerika. XXXVI. Zwei weitere neue Rochenarten aus dem Südwestatlantik: Raja (Dipturus) leptocauda und Raja (Dipturus) trachyderma spec. nov. (Chondrichthyes, Batoidei, Rajidae). Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft, 25(3), 77–97

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Dipturus trachydermus, Raja trachiderma, Raja trachyderma, Raja (Dipturus) trachyderma, Raja (Dipturus) trachydermus

Types
Dipturus trachyderma
Holotype: ZMH: 25402 (old: ISH 130-1971);


Description :


Citation: Dipturus trachyderma (Krefft & Stehmann, 1975): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 01/2026

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Dipturus trachyderma (Krefft & Stehmann, 1975), Chile © L. Ignacio Contreras, Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias, U. de Chile
Common names
spa Raya vientre áspera, eng Ray, eng Roughskin skate

Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: between 45°36.1"quot;S, 66°12.2"quot;W and 51°6.8"quot;S, 62°24"quot;W to Uruguay [5839]. Southeast Pacific: Bahia de San Vicente to Seno Reloncavi, Puerto Montt. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]; size of egg capsules ranged between 197 and 199 mm in capsule length and 110.0 and 129.0 mm in capsule width [16063]

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 93 - 450 m (Ref. 27092)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2036;
fishbase ID=50858

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Mixonybelinia beveridgei (Palm, Walter, Schwerdtfeger & Reimer, 1997) [21220] [25154]
  • Paragrillotia sp. [25154]
  • Phyllobothrium lactuca Van Beneden, 1850 [25154]

Trematoda
  • Otodistomum veliporum (Creplin, 1837) Stafford, 1904 [10103] [21220]

Nematoda
Acanthocephala

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