| Dipturus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Long-nosed skate (D. oxyrinchus) ♂ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dipturus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Raja batis | |
Dipturus is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.[1] They were formerly included in Raja. Some species initially moved to Dipturus were later placed in Dentiraja, Spiniraja, and Zearaja.[2]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dipturus". FishBase. September 2023 version.
- ^ Last, P.R.; Weigman, S.; Yang, L. (2016). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". In Last, P.R.; Yearsley, G.R. (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. pp. 11–34. ISBN 9781486308019.