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(Redirected from Dipturus polyommata) Species of fish

Argus skate
Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Species: D. polyommata
Binomial name
Dentiraja polyommata
(J. D. Ogilby, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Dipturus polyommata
  • Pavoraja polyommata
  • Raja polyommata

The argus skate (Dentiraja polyommata) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small, up to 38 cm (1.25 ft) long, skate is endemic to depths of 135–320 m (443–1,050 ft) in the oceans off northeast Australia. It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Rigby, C.L. (2015). "Dentiraja polyommata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T202053A68621618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202053A68621618.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Last, P.R.; Weigman, S. & Yang, L. (2016). "Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes)". In Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.R. (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. pp. 11–34. ISBN 9781486308019.
  3. "Dipturus polyommata Argus Skate". Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Dipturus polyommata


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