thornback skate

Dentiraja lemprieri

Crustaceans and fish disappear from soft bottoms

Temperate
Continental endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large
Temperate fish

thornback skate is a marine fish from Eastern Indian Ocean to southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 55 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Maximum length: 55 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean to southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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