Species: Dipturus bullisi, Bullis' Skate, Lozenge Skate
inconspicuous pores under snout

Dipturus bullisi (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
Lozenge Skate, Bullis' Skate
Disc rhomboidal, with sinuous front margins, 1.34X wider than long, rear edges gently convex; snout moderately elongate (length before eye 19-20% of TL), its tip firm, with a stout cartilage; pectoral fin rays separate from snout; eyes on top of head, with spiracles immediately behind; nostrils a little in front of mouth, with front lobes from nostrils forming a curtain between them and mouth; pelvic fin with 2 distinct lobes connected by membrane, rear one large; 2 small dorsal fins at rear of tail, similar in size & shape, rounded tips, close together (1/2 length of 1st dorsal base apart); tail narrow, 46-50% TL, with a pair of lateral skin folds low down, along entire length; tail fin as an upper fold confluent with and behind the second dorsal, its base = base of 2nd dorsal; top of disc free of denticles; ventral side with denticles at end of snout and in a narrow band along inner 60% of front edge of disc; 3 widely spaced thorns around eyes (2 at front, 1 at rear), 1 thorn on nape, none others on center of disc; tail with 1 central row of 12-15 large thorns, 1 thorn between dorsal fins.
Upper surface uniform light brown; lower surface of disc, pelvics and tail dark brown; mucous pores on underside of snout & behind mouth darkly pigmented, inconspicuous.
Reaches 77 cm
Depth range 183-724 m
Lives on soft bottoms
Gulf of Mexico to French Guiana.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore
- Offshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Data
- No pelagic larva
- No pelagic phase
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent only
- Extends South of GC
- GC endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 77
- Depth Range Min
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- 183
- Depth Range Max
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- 724