Dipturus wengi Séret & Last, 2008
Weng’s skate
Weng's skate
Dipturus wengi
photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

Family:  Rajidae (Skates)
Max. size:  112.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); 128 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 486 - 1049 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific to Southwest Pacific: Queensland to Tasmania (Australia) (Ref. 114953).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs on the continental slope off tropical and temperate eastern Australia (Ref. 75647). Adults mainly feed on bony fishes (Ref. 114953). Lengths of adolescent males recorded 108.1-112.2 cm TL, smallest juvenile 25.2 cm TL (Ref. 75647).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 April 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, east of Sydney, New South Wales, CSIRO H 891-01 (holotype of Dipturus wengi, 105.0 cm TL, early adolescent male). Known from the continental slope off tropical and temperate eastern Australia from west of Lihou Reef & Cays, Queensland (16°54′ S, 151°30′E) southward to Bicheno, Tasmania (ca. 42° S, 148°E), 486-1049 m. Not recorded in the Great Australian Bight, WA (Ref. 75647).


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