Argus skate
| Argus skate | |
|---|---|
| Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Dentiraja |
| Species: | D. polyommata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dentiraja polyommata (J. D. Ogilby, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The argus skate (Dentiraja polyommata) is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small, up to 38 cm (1.25 ft) long, skate is endemic to depths of 135–320 m (443–1,050 ft) in the oceans off northeast Australia. It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.