Maugean skate
| Maugean skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Zearaja |
| Species: | Z. maugeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Zearaja maugeana Last & Gledhill, 2007
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The maugean skate or Port Davey Skate[1] (Zearaja maugeana) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. 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]
Diet[]
The Maugean skate holds a high trophic position in the food web (3.70). Their diet consists of bethnic prey species, with crustaceans as their dominant prey type.
Sources[]
- Gledhill, D. & Last, P. 2000. Dipturus sp. nov. L. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
- ^ "Zearaja maugeana — Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate". environment.gov.au. Department of Environment of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Last, P.R.; Gledhill, D.C.; Sherman, C.S. (2016). "Dipturus maugeanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64442A68650404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64442A68650404.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- Weltz Kay, Lyle Jeremy M., Bell Justin D., Semmens Jayson M. (2018) Dietary analysis reveals the vulnerability of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) to benthic changes in Macquarie Harbour. Marine and Freshwater Research 70, 745-753.
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