Zearaja maugeana Last & Gledhill, 2007
Maugean skate
photo by Gledhill, D.

Family:  Rajidae (Skates)
Max. size:  70.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); 84 cm TL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; brackish
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Tasmania. Endemic to Bathurst and Macquarie Harbours, in southwestern Tasmania. Occurs primarily in the upper, oligo-mesohaline regions of these estuaries (Ref. 58362).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  The total available habitat is less than 300 km2 and initial surveys suggest that the population is likely to be less than 1000 individuals (Treloar pers. comm.).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 20 February 2015 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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