Argus skate

Argus skate
Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Species:
D. polyommata
Binomial name
Dentiraja polyommata
(J. D. Ogilby, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Dipturus polyommata[2]
  • Pavoraja polyommata[3]
  • Raja polyommata[1]

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 135โ€“320 m (443โ€“1,050 ft) in the oceans off northeast Australia.[1] It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. 11โ€“34. ISBN 9781486308019.
  3. ^ "Dipturus polyommata Argus Skate". Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2015.