Dipturus dhritiae Latest News
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in collaboration with the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and international experts, recently discovered a new species of deep-sea skate named Dipturus dhritiae in the southeastern Arabian Sea.
About Dipturus dhritiae
- Dipturus dhritiae, commonly called the Arabian skate, is a new species of deep-sea skate.
- A deep-sea skate is a flat, shark-related fish that lives on the dark bed of the ocean.
- Deep-sea skates are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they generally reproduce slowly, have few offspring, and take a long time to recover when their populations decline.
- Dipturus dhritiae was discovered in the Arabian Sea off India’s southwestern coast.
- It can grow up to about 1.3 metres in length and was found at depths of 400 to 600 metres off the Kerala coast and in the Wadge Bank region.
- One of its most noticeable features is five rows of thorn-like structures along its tail.
- It is named after Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, the first woman Director of the ZSI.
News: TOI
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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