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Sydney skate (Dentiraja australis)
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Sydney skate (Dentiraja australis) specimen
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Rajidae

Sydney skate

Dentiraja australis

Young trail their mother across soft ground

  • Temperate
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Sydney skate is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 55 cm.

Order
Skates
Family
Rajidae
Maximum length
55 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Pacific: endemic to eastern Australia.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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