Biology:Melbourne skate

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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish

Melbourne skate
Dipturus whitleyi (Iredale, 1938) 2641472392.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Spiniraja
Whitley, 1939
Species:
S. whitleyi
Binomial name
Spiniraja whitleyi
(Iredale, 1938)
Synonyms

Dipturus whitleyi
Raja whitleyi

The Melbourne skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) is a species of fish in the belonging to the skate family Rajidae. It is the only species in the genus Spiniraja. It is endemic to southern Australia . Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.[2]

References

  1. Sherman, C.S.; Derrick, D.; Kyne, P.M.; Treloar, M.A. (2021). "Spiniraja whitleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161496A68643826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161496A68643826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161496/68643826. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. LAST, P.R. & SÉRET, B. & STEHMANN, M.F.W. & WEIGMANN, S. (2016) Skates, Family Rajidae. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W & Naylor, G.J.P (Eds.) Rays of the World. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne: 204–363

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