Dentiraja healdi
Dentiraja healdi (Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008)
Heald's skate


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Family:  Rajidae (Skates)
Max. size:  58.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 72.3 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 304 - 520 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: off north-western Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits upper continental slope (Ref. 114953). Length of adolescent males between 38.0-50.6 cm TL, smallest juvenile 13.8 cm TL (Ref. 75649).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2024 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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