Pavoraja
Pavoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae from deeper waters off Australia.[1][2][3]
| Pavoraja | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja Whitley, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Raja nitida Günther, 1880 | |
| Species | |
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Description
Pavoraja are relatively small skates. The disc is semi-oval to heart-shaped. The snout has a small fleshy process at the tip.[3]
Species
- Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 (Allen's skate)
- Pavoraja arenaria Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Sandy skate)
- Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Mosaic skate)
- Pavoraja nitida (Günther, 1880) (Peacock Skate)
- Pavoraja pseudonitida Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (False peacock skate)
- Pavoraja umbrosa Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Dusky skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2016.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Last, Peter R.; Mallick, Stephen and Yearsley, Gordon K. (2008). "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1812: 1–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2011.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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