Longnose skate

Dentiraja confusa

Breeding year round while combing sand for crabs

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large
Temperate fish

The Australian longnose skate (Dentiraja confusa) is a species of skate of the family Rajidae native waters off eastern Australia – New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Dentiraja
Maximum length: 64.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: off south-eastern Australia
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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