Melbourne skate
The Melbourne skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) is a species of fish in the belonging to the skate family Rajidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.[2]
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| Genus: | Spiniraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | S. whitleyi |
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| Spiniraja whitleyi (Iredale, 1938) | |
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Dipturus whitleyi | |
References
- Treloar, M.A. (2009). "Spiniraja whitleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161496A5436892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161496A5436892.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- 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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