The argus skate (Dentiraja polyommata) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small, up to 38 cm (1.25 ft) long, skate is endemic to depths of 135–320 m (443–1,050 ft) in the oceans off northeast Australia.[1] It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.[2]
Argus skate | |
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Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Dentiraja |
Species: | D. polyommata
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Binomial name | |
Dentiraja polyommata (J. D. Ogilby, 1910)
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Synonyms | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kyne, P.M.; Rigby, C.L. (2015). "Dentiraja polyommata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202053A68621618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202053A68621618.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Last, P.R.; Weigman, S. & Yang, L. (2016). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". In Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.R. (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. pp. 11–34. ISBN 9781486308019.
- ^ "Dipturus polyommata Argus Skate". Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2015.