Depth range
- 201-1000M(30)
- 101-200M(22)
- 31-100M(14)
- 11-30M(9)
- 501-1000M(7)
- 1001M+(6)
- 201-500M(5)
- 0-30M(5)
- 0-10M(3)
- 1001-2000M(3)
- 2001-3000M(1)
States & territories
- Western Australia(29)
- New South Wales(20)
- Queensland(19)
- Victoria(15)
- Tasmania(15)
- South Australia(15)
- Northern Territory(6)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(3)
- Coral Sea Islands(3)
- Australian Antarctic Territory(3)
- Christmas Island(1)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands(1)
GeoZone
- SE oceanic(15)
- S oceanic(12)
- W oceanic(9)
- Lower E coast(6)
- NW oceanic(6)
- NE oceanic(6)
- Bass Strait(5)
- S Gulfs coast(5)
- Tas. coast(5)
- NW coast(5)
- Central E coast(4)
- N coast(4)
- Central W coast(3)
- Great Australian Bight(3)
- Lower W coast(2)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(2)
- NE coast(2)
- SW coast(1)
Habitat & ecology
Localities/regions
- Port Phillip(2)
- Gulf St Vincent(1)
- Jervis Bay(1)
- Lord Howe Island Province(1)
- Spencer Gulf(1)
- Western Port(1)
- Kangaroo Island(1)
- Wilsons Promontory(1)
- Moreton Bay Region(1)
- Great Barrier Reef(1)
IMCRA Bioregions
- Northwest Province(1)
- Central Western Transition(1)
- Kenn Transition(1)
- Northeast Province(1)
- Central Eastern Transition(1)
Conservation Status
Biology
Reproduction & Early Life history
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Peacock Skate
Pavoraja nitida
(Günther 1880)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja
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Sydney Skate
Dipturus australis
(Macleay 1884)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
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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
Dipturus cerva
(Whitley 1939)
Chondrichthyes > Rajiformes > Rajidae > Dipturus
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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