Dipturus teevani ( Bigelow and Schroeder, 1951a )

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 : 290

Dipturus teevani ( Bigelow and Schroeder, 1951a) —Caribbean skate

Synonyms:

Raja floridana Bigelow and Schroeder, 1962

Raja teevani Bigelow and Schroeder, 1951a

Distribution. Widely distributed in the northern GOM from Port St. Joe, Florida to the Texas/ Mexico border at depths between approximately 310 and 940 m.

First Record in GOM. This species was originally described ( Bigelow and Schroeder 1951a) from two specimens (holotype USNM 153557 , Figure 7 , and paratype MCZ 37189) collected in 1951 aboard the RV Oregon from the northern GOM off the northwestern coast of Florida ( 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 7. Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) perspectives of the holotype of Dipturus teevani (USNM 153557) collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Photographs by Sandra J. Raredon, USNM.