Common names:
Challenger skate
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
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Comments:
Type locality, west of Trial Harbour, Tasmania, CSIRO H 549-01 (holotype of Rajella challengeri, 54.4 cm TL, adult male). Occurs on the mid continental slope off southern Australia from east of Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales (34°52′ S, 151°16′ E) to the Great Australian Bight, South Australia (33°33′ S, 130°05′ E), including Tasmania, 942-1370 m (Ref. 75644).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Last, P.R. and M.F.W. Stehmann, 2008
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Rajella:Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); challengeri:Named for FRV Challenger, used to survey the deepwater demersal fish resources of Tasmania in the 1980s.. More on authors: Last & Stehmann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 860 - 1500 m (Ref. 114953). Tropical; 32°S - 45°S, 130°E - 154°E (Ref. 114953)
Distribution
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