Melbourne skate
| Melbourne skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Spiniraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | S. whitleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiniraja whitleyi (Iredale, 1938)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dipturus whitleyi | |
The Melbourne skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) is a species of
Rajidae. It is the only species in the genus Spiniraja. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.[2]
References
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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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