Maugean skate

Maugean skate
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Zearaja
Species: Zearaja maugeana
Binomial name
Zearaja maugeana
Last & Gledhill, 2007

The maugean skate or Port Davey Skate[1] (Zearaja maugeana) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. Its natural habitat is estuarine waters. It is endemic to Tasmania, only found in Macquarie Harbour and Bathurst Harbour.[2] The species was discovered in 1988 by Dr Graham Edgar.[3]

Sources

  1. "Zearaja maugeana — Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate". environment.gov.au. Department of Environment of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. "Zearaja maugeana". icunredlist.org. ICUN. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Fish farm expansions risky for rare Port Davey skate dubbed 'the thylacine of the sea': scientists". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.


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