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Image Bank - Sharks and Rays

Queensland Deepwater Skate, Swimming

Reference

IB3696

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Skates - RAJIDAE

Common Name

Queensland Deepwater Skate, Swimming

Scientific Name

Dipturus queenslanidae

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Skates have flattened crushing teeth and feed primarily on benthic invertebrates such as crustaceans and molluscs. Females lay roughly rectangular-shaped, flattened egg cases with tendrils that attach them to the bottom.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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