Melbourne skate
Species of cartilaginous fish
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The Melbourne skate (Spiniraja whitleyi) is a species of fish in the belonging to the skate family Rajidae. It is the only species in the genus Spiniraja. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is found at depths up to 345 meters.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Spiniraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | S. whitleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiniraja whitleyi (Iredale, 1938) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dipturus whitleyi | |
