Murray's Skate, Bathyraja murrayi Günther 1880

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Bathyraja murrayi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 03 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5190

Murray's Skate, Bathyraja murrayi Günther 1880

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Distribution	Known only from the Kerguelen Plateau, including the Heard & McDonald Island region, in the Australian EEZ.
Fisheries	Taken as bycatch in commercial trawl fisheries.
Species Citation	Raja murrayi Günther 1880, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 15, pl. 5. Type locality: Kerguelen Island.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Murray's Skate, Bathyraja murrayi Günther 1880

References

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Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32

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