Biology:Melbourne skate
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
| Melbourne skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Spiniraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | S. whitleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiniraja whitleyi (Iredale, 1938)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dipturus 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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