Biology:Thornback skate
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Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish
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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: | Dentiraja |
| Species: | D. lemprieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dentiraja lemprieri (J. Richardson, 1845)
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The thornback skate (Dentiraja lemprieri) is a species of skate of the family Rajidae. A bottom-dwelling fish, it is endemic to Australia, occurring in relatively shallow waters from near-shore to 170 metres.[2] The thornback skate can grow up to 52 cm long.
References
- ↑ Treloar, M.A. (2015). "Dentiraja lemprieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T161489A68619906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161489A68619906.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161489/68619906. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D.. "Dentiraja lemprieri, Thornback skate". World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/24081.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5025466 entry
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