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Etymology: maugeana: The epithet maugeana was derived to draw a link with the Australian cool temperate biogeographic region, the Maugean Province, in which this skate is a keystone species. Its common name, the Maugean Skate, follows this theme.
More on authors: Last & Gledhill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; saumâtre benthopélagique. Temperate
Southwest Pacific: Tasmania. Endemic to Bathurst and Macquarie Harbours, in southwestern Tasmania. Occurs primarily in the upper, oligo-mesohaline regions of these estuaries (Ref. 58362).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.6 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 58362); 84.0 cm TL (female)
The total available habitat is less than 300 km2 and initial surveys suggest that the population is likely to be less than 1000 individuals (Treloar pers. comm.).
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Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Last, P.R. and D.C . Gledhill, 2007. The Maugean skate, Zearaja maugeana sp. nov. (Rajiformes: Rajidae) a micro-endemic, Gondwanan relict from Tasmanian estuaries. Zootaxa 1494:45-65. (Ref. 58362)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 20 February 2015
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
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