Whitespotted skate

Dentiraja cerva

Maturing after five years to hunt crabs and octopus

Brown
White
Temperate
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Large
Temperate fish

Whitespotted skate is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Maturing after five years to hunt crabs and octopus.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Maximum length: 66 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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