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Pygmy Thornback Skate
Dentiraja flindersi
- Usual depth31–55 m
- Water temperature17–18 °C
- Best monthsMay and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 31–55 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pygmy Thornback Skate
Other scientific names: Dipturus flindersi
Similar species
Longnose SkateDentiraja confusa
- Common Skate
Dentiraja australis
Hind SkateDentiraja cerva
Australian Thornback SkateDentiraja lemprieri
- Eye Skate
Dentiraja falloargus
- Heald's Skate
Dentiraja healdi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 64 open-data records from 1981 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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