Argus skate

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.^[1] It was formerly included in Dipturus or Raja.^[2]

Argus skate
Lectotype from off North Reef, Queensland by Joyce Allan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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
Dipturus polyommata[2] Pavoraja polyommata[3] Raja polyommata[1]