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Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: flindersi: Named for Flindersian Province, name for this skate’s distributional range (the western warm temperate biogeographic region of Australia).
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Eponymy: This species is named for the Flindersian Province; the name given to the western warm-temperate biogeographic region of Australian coastal waters, which is where this species occurs. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Last & Gledhill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 27 - 54 m (Ref. 75646). Subtropical; 34°S - 38°S, 135°E - 139°E (Ref. 114953)
Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted distribution off southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75646); 32.6 cm TL (female)
Inhabits inner continental shelf (Ref. 114953). 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 (Ref. 75646).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Last, P.R. and D.C. Gledhill, 2008. A new skate of the genus Dentiraja (Rajoidei: Rajidae) from southern Australia. pp. 9-52. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) pg. 109-118. CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper no. 021. (Ref. 75646)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00141 - 0.00645), b=3.24 (3.07 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).