''Dentiraja'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
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* '' Dentiraja australis'', (Macleay, 1884) (Sydney skate)
* '' Dentiraja cerva'' (Whitley, 1939) (white-spotted skate)
* '']Dentiraja confusa
The Australian longnose skate (''Dentiraja confusa'') is a species of skate of the family Rajidae native waters off eastern Australia – New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
References
Rajiformes
Marine fish of Southern Australia
F ...
'' (Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
, 2008) (Australian longnose skate)
* '' Dentiraja endeavouri'' (Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
, 2008) (Endeavour skate)
* '' Dentiraja falloarga'' (Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
, 2008) (false argus skate)
* '' Dentiraja flindersi'' Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
& Gledhill, 2008 (pygmy thornback skate)
* '' Dentiraja healdi'' (Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, an ...
, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008) (Heald's skate)
* '' Dentiraja lemprieri'' (Richardson, 1845) (Thornback skate)
* '' Dentiraja polyommata'' (Ogilby, 1910) (argus skate)
References
Ray genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
Rajidae
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