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Dentiraja australis (Macleay, 1884)

Description

Common Names

  • Sydneyrog , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Common skate , English , Australia
  • Pommy skate , English , Australia
  • Sydney skate , English , Australia
  • Sydney skate , English , Global
  • Sydney tiibrai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Glattrochen , German , Germany
  • 澳洲鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 澳洲鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Rajiformes

    Family: Rajidae

    Genus: Dentiraja

    Species: Dentiraja australis (Macleay, 1884)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

    Biology

    Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 6871, 75154). Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules measure 5.7 cm long and 3.2 cm wide (Ref. 41308). Males reaches maturity at 43-48 cm TL. Biology poorly known; probably have suffered population declines in recent years (Ref. 114953).

    Habitat

    demersal