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Western round skate

Irolita westraliensis Last & Gledhill, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The western round skate (Irolita westraliensis) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the western round skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the western round skate live?

Not recorded

Is the western round skate endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the western round skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusIrolita
  7. SpeciesIrolita westraliensis Last & Gledhill, 2008

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the western round skate

Other species in the same genus Irolita.

Round ray

Irolita waitii

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWestern round skate vs Round ray

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the western round skate?

The western round skate (Irolita westraliensis) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae in the order Rajiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Western round skate (Irolita westraliensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-round-skate

MLA

“Western round skate (Irolita westraliensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-round-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{western_round_skate_2026,
  title = {Western round skate (Irolita westraliensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-round-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}