Heald's Skate

Dentiraja healdi

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth305–500 m
Water temperature27–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary and February
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 24 records
February: 31 records
March: 0 records
April: 13 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 7 records
September: 7 records
October: 3 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 305–500 m · Deepest record: 506 m

120–130 m: 1 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 1 records
180–190 m: 2 records
190–200 m: 2 records
200–210 m: 1 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230+ m: 77 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C

26–28 °C: 79 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Heald's Skate, Leyland's Skate

Other scientific names: Dipturus healdi

Similar species

Longnose Skate
Dentiraja confusa
Common Skate
Dentiraja australis
Hind Skate
Dentiraja cerva
Australian Thornback Skate
Dentiraja lemprieri
Eye Skate
Dentiraja falloargus
Pygmy Thornback Skate
Dentiraja flindersi

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).
170 open-data records from 1982 to 2007.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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