Dipturus stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967a)

Prownose Skate

Raja stenorhynchus Wallace, 1967a: 23, fig. 11. Holotype (unique): ORI B186. Type locality: East of Barra da Falsa, Mozambique, Western Indian Ocean, 22°25'S, 35°54'E.

Local synonymy: Raja stenorhynchus: Wallace, 1967a: 23, Fig. 11; Hulley, 1986: 126, fig. 25.20. Raja (Dipturus) stenorhynchus: Hulley, 1972a: 77; Compagno et al., 1989: 90, pl. Dipturus stenorhynchus: Compagno, 1999: 116; Compagno & Ebert, 2007: 139, fig. 6f; Ebert & Compagno, 2007: 119; Ebert et al., 2008: 89; Ebert, 2014: 61, fig. 85; Ebert, 2015: 177, fig. 197; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 147; Last et al., 2016f: 22; Last et al., 2016g: 273, fig. 19.64; Weigmann, 2016: 946.

South Africa voucher material: Ebert et al. (2008) examined 31 uncatalogued specimens at SAM.

South African distribution: Off Plettenberg Bay (WC) to southeast of Algoa Bay (EC) and from off KZN .

Remarks: A little known skate with a patchy distribution off South Africa and Mozambique.

Conservation status: DD (2019).