Melbourne skate

Melbourne skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Spiniraja
Whitley, 1939
Species: S. whitleyi
Binomial name
Spiniraja whitleyi
(Iredale, 1938)
Synonyms

Dipturus whitleyi
Raja whitleyi

The Melbourne skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) is a species of fish in the belonging to the skate family Rajidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.[2]

References

  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/161496/0
  2. LAST, P.R. & SÉRET, B. & STEHMANN, M.F.W. & WEIGMANN, S. (2016) Skates, Family Rajidae. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W & Naylor, G.J.P (Eds.) Rays of the World. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne: 204–363


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