Dentiraja

Dentiraja is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi), with a maximum length of about 72 cm.[1]

Dentiraja
Dentiraja polyommata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Whitley, 1940

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Dentiraja in FishBase. June 2017 version.


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