An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea Author Jones, Christian M. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A. Author Driggers Iii, William B. Author Hannan, Kristin M. Riverside Technologies Inc., Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U. S. A. kristin. hannan @ noaa. gov; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2687 - 3331 Author Hoffmayer, Eric R. Author Jones, Lisa M. Author Raredon, Sandra J. Smithsonian Institution, Division of Fishes, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland, U. S. A. raredons @ si. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8295 - 6000 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-26 4803 2 281 315 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.3 1175-5326 3909109 325DB7EF-94F7-4726-BC18-7B074D3CB886 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