''Dentiraja'' is a
genus
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of
skate
Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish
*Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae
* Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae
* Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongin ...
s 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
''Dentiraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), 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 ...
''), with a maximum length of about 72 cm.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Dentiraja australis
The Sydney skate (''Dentiraja australis'') is a species of Skate (fish), skate of the family Rajidae native to waters off the east coast of Australia.
Taxonomy
Scottish-Australian naturalist William John Macleay described the species as ''Raja au ...
'', (Macleay, 1884) (Sydney skate)
* ''Dentiraja cerva
''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 ...
'' (Whitley, 1939) (white-spotted skate)
* ''Dentiraja confusa
The Australian longnose skate (''Dentiraja confusa'') is a species of Skate (fish), skate of the family Rajidae native waters off eastern Australia – New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
References
Rajiformes
Marine fish of Souther ...
'' (Last
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, 2008) (Australian longnose skate)
* ''Dentiraja endeavouri
''Dentiraja endeavouri'', the Endeavour skate, is a species of skate of the family Rajidae native waters off eastern Australia – Queensland and New South Wales.
This species can be found at depths ranging from below sea level. Its a saltwate ...
'' (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, and ...
, 2008) (Endeavour skate)
* ''Dentiraja falloarga
The false argus skate (''Dentiraja falloarga'') is a species of skate
Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish
*Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae
* Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurge ...
'' (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, and ...
, 2008) (false argus skate)
* ''Dentiraja flindersi
''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 ...
'' 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, and ...
& Gledhill, 2008 (pygmy thornback skate)
* ''Dentiraja healdi
''Dentiraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), 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 ...
'' (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, and ...
, W. T. White W. may refer to:
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& Pogonoski, 2008) (Heald's skate)
* ''Dentiraja lemprieri
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. The thornback skate can grow up ...
'' (Richardson, 1845) (Thornback skate)
* ''Dentiraja polyommata
The argus skate (''Dentiraja polyommata'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small, up to long, skate is endemic to depths of in the oceans off northeast Australia. It was formerly included in '' Dipturus'' or ''Raja
'' ...
'' (Ogilby, 1910) (argus skate)
References
Ray genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
Rajidae
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