Species profile—Dentiraja australis (Sydney skate)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes) → Rajidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=rajidae ) (skates) → Dentiraja australis (Sydney skate)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22606&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22606&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22606 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Rajidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=rajidae ) (skates)
Scientific name
Dentiraja australis (Macleay, 1884)
Common name
Sydney skate
Type reference
Macleay, W. (1884). Some results of trawl fishing outside Port Jackson. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 457-462.
WildNet taxon ID
22606
Synonym(s)
Dipturus australis
Okamejei australis
Raja australis
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22606 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22606 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.