Family : Rajidae (Skates)
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Travancore skate
Fish Name : Dipturus johannisdavisi
Max size : 23.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 26165)
Environment : bathydemersal ; depth range 410 - 549 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Travancore coast in India. Questionably from near Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : McEachran, J.D. and K.A. Dunn. 1998. (Ref. 27314)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses