Depth range
- 201-1000M(27)
- 101-200M(23)
- 31-100M(15)
- 0-30M(10)
- 201-500M(9)
- 501-1000M(9)
- 1001M+(6)
- 11-30M(5)
- 1001-2000M(4)
- 0-10M(2)
- 2001-3000M(1)
States & territories
- Western Australia(29)
- New South Wales(21)
- Queensland(19)
- South Australia(15)
- Victoria(15)
- Tasmania(15)
- Northern Territory(6)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(3)
- Coral Sea Islands(3)
- Australian Antarctic Territory(3)
- Norfolk Island(1)
- Christmas Island(1)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands(1)
GeoZone
- SE oceanic(11)
- S oceanic(11)
- W oceanic(8)
- NE oceanic(6)
- NW oceanic(5)
- NW coast(4)
- Central W coast(3)
- Lower E coast(3)
- N coast(3)
- S Gulfs coast(3)
- Bass Strait(2)
- Central E coast(2)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(2)
- Great Australian Bight(2)
- Lower W coast(2)
- NE coast(2)
- Tas. coast(2)
- SW coast(1)
Habitat & ecology
Localities/regions
- Bass Strait(3)
- SA Gulfs(2)
- Port Phillip(2)
- Great Australian Bight(2)
- Lord Howe Province(1)
- Moreton Bay Region(1)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(1)
- Rottnest Island(1)
- Great Barrier Reef(1)
IMCRA Bioregions
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Peacock Skate
Pavoraja nitida
(Günther 1880)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja
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Sydney Skate
Dentiraja australis
(Macleay 1884)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dentiraja
This species was previously referred to as Dipturus australis.
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Bight Skate
Dipturus gudgeri
(Whitley 1940)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
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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.
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Allen's Skate
Pavoraja alleni
McEachran & Fechhelm 1982
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja
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Western Looseskin Skate
Insentiraja subtilispinosa
(Stehmann 1989)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Insentiraja
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Southern Round Skate
Irolita waitii
(McCulloch 1911)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Irolita
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Whitespotted Skate
Dentiraja cerva
(Whitley 1939)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dentiraja
This species was previously referred to as Dipturus cerva .
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Pale Skate
Notoraja ochroderma
McEachran & Last 1994
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Notoraja
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Notoraja hirticauda
Last & McEachran 2006
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Notoraja