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]
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Dentiraja australis, (Macleay, 1884) (Sydney skate)
- Dentiraja cerva (Whitley, 1939) (white-spotted skate)
- Dentiraja confusa (Last, 2008) (Australian 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 oculus (Last, 2008) (ocellate skate)
- Dentiraja polyommata (Ogilby, 1910) (argus skate)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dentiraja". FishBase. June 2017 version.
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