Dentiraja

Dentiraja is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi), with a maximum length of about 72 cm.[1]

Dentiraja
Dentiraja polyommata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Richardson, 1845

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Dentiraja australis, (Macleay, 1884) (Sydney skate)
  • Dentiraja cerva (Whitley, 1939) (white-spotted skate)
  • Dentiraja confusa (Last, 2008) (longnose skate)
  • Dentiraja endeavouri (Last, 2008) (Endeavour skate)
  • Dentiraja falloarga (Last, 2008) (false argus skate)
  • Dentiraja flindersi Last & Gledhill, 2008 (pygmy thornback skate)
  • Dentiraja healdi (Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008) (Heald's skate)
  • Dentiraja lemprieri (Richardson, 1845) (Thornback skate)
  • Dentiraja polyommata (Ogilby, 1910) (argus skate)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Dentiraja in FishBase. June 2017 version.


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