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Dentiraja lemprieri (Richardson, 1845)

Common Names

  • Australsk tornrokke , Danish , Denmark
  • Australische stekelrog , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Australian thornback skate , English , South Africa
  • Denticulate skate , English , Australia
  • Lemprieres skate , English , Australia
  • Thornback skate , English , Australia
  • Thornback skate , English , Global
  • Hammasrai , Estonian , Estonia
  • 莱氏鳐 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 萊氏鰩 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Rajiformes

    Family: Rajidae

    Genus: Dentiraja

    Species: Dentiraja lemprieri (Richardson, 1845)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean to southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.

    • Biology

    Occur on soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Feed on benthic fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 6871). 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 are 4.4-6.3 cm long and 3.2-3.8 wide (Ref. 41308). Males reaches maturity at ca. 39 cm TL, females at ca. 42 cm TL; young hatch at ca. 10 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless