Maugean skate
Encyclopedia
The maugean skate is a species of fish
in the Rajidae family. It is endemic to Australia
. Its natural habitat
is estuarine waters.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Rajidae family. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is estuarine waters.
Source
- Gledhill, D. & Last, P. 2000. Dipturus sp. nov. L. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.