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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Irolita: From Irolita, a princess in love with prince Parcinus. The beauty of the princess was worthly the world´s admiration. Mythology; westraliensis: Named for Western Australia from where this species occirs.
Eponymy: Irolita is a beautiful female character in a fairy story written by Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d’Aulnoy (1650–1705). The reasoning behind this choice of name is not explained by the author. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Last & Gledhill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 142 - 209 m (Ref. 75641). Subtropical; 19°S - 28°S, 111°E - 120°E (Ref. 114953)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75641)

Found on outer continental shelf. Life history unknown. Males reaches maturity at ca. 35 cm TL. Caught rarely and discarded as bycatch (Ref. 114953).

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Last, P.R. and D.C. Gledhill, 2008. A new species of round skate, Irolita westraliensis sp. nov. (Rojoidei: Aehynchobatidae), from northern Western Australia. pp. 173-181. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds.): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei). CSIRO marine and atmosheric research paper no. 021. (Ref. 75641)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 20 February 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.6 - 20.4, mean 20.1 °C (based on 7 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00288 - 0.01097), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).

Irolita westraliensis Last & Gledhill, 2008