The maugean skate or Port Davey skate (''Zearaja maugeana'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. Its natural habitat is

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...

waters. It is endemic to Tasmania, only found in Macquarie Harbour and

Bathurst Harbour Bathurst Harbour is a shallow bay located in the south west region of Tasmania, Australia. Bathurst Harbour is contained within the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve, and the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wild ...

. The species was discovered in 1988 by Dr Graham Edgar.

Diet

The Maugean skate holds a high trophic position in the food web (3.70). Their diet consists of benthic prey species, with crustaceans as their dominant prey type.

Sources

* Gledhill, D. & Last, P. 2000.
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2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 3 August 2007. *Weltz Kay, Lyle Jeremy M., Bell Justin D., Semmens Jayson M. (2018) Dietary analysis reveals the vulnerability of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) to benthic changes in Macquarie Harbour. Marine and Freshwater Research 70, 745-753. maugean skate Vertebrates of Tasmania Endangered fauna of Australia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot maugean skate Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rajiformes-stub