Dipturus campbelli (Wallace, 1967)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blackspot skate (Dipturus campbelli) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found off the south-eastern coast of Africa from Durban, South Africa to central Mozambique. Its natural habitat is open seas. It has a triangular snout, tail stout that is moderately smaller than its body, and small thorns on the nape and back. On the upper side of the fish it is medium grey or a brownish color with black spots and the underside has noticeably black spores.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackspot skate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:32:35.279352+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dipturus campbelli (Wallace, 1967)
- Name authority
- (Wallace, 1967)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Dipturus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyRajidae de Blainville, 1816
- genusDipturus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesDipturus campbelli (Wallace, 1967)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dipturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dipturus acrobelus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner & Figueroa, 2008 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lozenge skateDipturus bullisi (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus flavirostris (Philippi, 1892) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus gigas (Ishiyama, 1958) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus gudgeri (Whitley, 1940) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus innominatus (Garrick & Paul, 1974) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flapper skateDipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barndoor skateDipturus laevis (Mitchill, 1818) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus lanceorostratus (Wallace, 1967) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus macrocauda (Ishiyama, 1955) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipturus melanospilus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Raja campbelli Wallace, 1967 Wallace, 1967 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217393 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36R36. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.