Dentiraja
{{short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| image = The Australian zoologist (1937) (20351307435).jpg
| image_caption = Dentiraja polyommata
| taxon = Dentiraja
| authority = Whitley, 1940
| type_species = Raja dentata
| type_species_authority = Klunzinger, 1872
}}
Dentiraja is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi), with a maximum length of about 72 cm.{{FishBase genus | genus = Dentiraja | month = June | year = 2017}}
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
- Dentiraja australis, (Macleay, 1884) (Sydney skate)
- Dentiraja cerva (Whitley, 1939) (white-spotted skate)
- Dentiraja confusa (Last, 2008) (Australian longnose skate)
- Dentiraja endeavouri (Last, 2008) (Endeavour skate)
- Dentiraja falloarga (Last, 2008) (false argus skate)
- Dentiraja flindersi Last & Gledhill, 2008 (pygmy thornback skate)
- Dentiraja healdi (Last, W. T. White & Pogonoski, 2008) (Heald's skate)
- Dentiraja lemprieri (Richardson, 1845) (Thornback skate)
- Dentiraja oculus (Last, 2008) (ocellate skate)
- Dentiraja polyommata (Ogilby, 1910) (argus skate)
References
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Category:Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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