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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Subtropical

Pygmy thornback skate

Dentiraja flindersi Last & Gledhill, 2008
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Max Length
31.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
27–54 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits inner continental shelf . Males observed to be adolescent at 25.1 cm TL, mature at 28.9-31.6 cm TL, with smallest juvenile at 17.4 cm TL .

Scientific Name
Dentiraja flindersi
Authority
Last & Gledhill, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
31.6 cm
Depth Range
27–54 m
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Pygmy thornback skate is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pygmy thornback skate is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 27 - 54 m . Subtropical; 34°S - 38°S, 135°E - 139°E Indian Ocean: restricted distribution off southern Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.24 (TL)
Max TL
31.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2025

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Last & Gledhill, 2008

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