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  • Peacock Skate Peacock Skate Pavoraja nitida (Günther 1880) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja
  • Sydney Skate Sydney Skate Dipturus australis (Macleay 1884) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
  • Bight Skate Bight Skate Dipturus gudgeri (Whitley 1940) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
  • Thornback Skate Thornback Skate Dentiraja lemprieri (Richardson 1845) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dentiraja A distinctive greyish skate with lighter and darker blotches; underside pale with  a large blackish blotch on the snout tip. The Thornback Skate is the most common skate in south-eastern Australia.
  • Allen's Skate Allen's Skate Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm 1982 Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja
  • Western Looseskin Skate Western Looseskin Skate Insentiraja subtilispinosa (Stehmann 1989) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Insentiraja
  • Southern Round Skate Southern Round Skate Irolita waitii (McCulloch 1911) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Irolita
  • Whitespotted Skate Whitespotted Skate Dipturus cerva (Whitley 1939) Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
  • Pale Skate Pale Skate Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last 1994 Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Notoraja
  • Notoraja hirticauda Last & McEachran 2006 Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Notoraja
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