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Argus skate
Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan
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D. polyommata
Binomial name
Dentiraja polyommata
(J. D. Ogilby, 1910)
Synonyms

Dipturus polyommata[2]
Pavoraja polyommata[3]
Raja polyommata[1]

The argus skate (Dentiraja polyommata) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. 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.[1] It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kyne, P.M.; Rigby, C.L. (2015). "Dipturus polyommata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T202053A68621618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T202053A68621618.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Dipturus polyommata Argus Skate". Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 November 2015.