Thornback skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Species:
D. lemprieri
Binomial name
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.[2] The thornback skate can grow up to 52 cm long.

References

  1. Treloar, M.A. (2015). "Dentiraja lemprieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161489A68619906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161489A68619906.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. "Dentiraja lemprieri, Thornback skate". FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.


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