Dipturus garricki ( Bigelow and Schroeder, 1958 )

Jones, Christian M., Driggers Iii, William B., Hannan, Kristin M., Hoffmayer, Eric R., Jones, Lisa M. & Raredon, Sandra J., 2020, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea, Zootaxa 4803 (2), pp. 281-315 : 288

Dipturus garricki ( Bigelow and Schroeder, 1958) —San Blas skate

Synonyms: Raja garricki Bigelow and Schroeder, 1958

Distribution. Distributed throughout the northern GOM from the Florida panhandle to northeastern Texas from depths of approximately 275 to 475 m.

First Record in GOM. The description of this species ( Bigelow and Schroeder 1958) was based on two specimens (holotype USNM 156711 , Figure 4 , and paratype MCZ 39616) collected in the northern GOM from the waters off northwestern Florida aboard the RV Oregon in 1955 ( Springer and Bullis 1956) .

Remarks. The genus Dipturus is currently under revision and the species from the GOM are of particular interest as little is known of their biology and habits.

Conservation Status. Data Deficient

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) perspectives of the holotype of Dipturus garricki (USNM 156711) collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Photographs by Sandra J. Raredon, USNM.