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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderRajiformes
  5. ›familyRajidae
  6. ›genusRajella
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Challenger Skate

Rajella challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008

Also calledRaia-de-Nova-Gales-do-Sul (por)

First described in: Last, P.R.; Stehmann, M.F.W. (2008). Rajella challengeri sp. nov., a new deepwater skate from southern Australia. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 135-144. CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper no. 021.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2420421.