Pavoraja
| Pavoraja | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Whitley, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Raja nitida Günther, 1880 | |
| Species | |
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Pavoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae from deeper waters off Australia.[1][2][3]
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
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pavoraja". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R., eds. (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Last, Peter R.; Mallick, Stephen; Yearsley, Gordon K. (2008). "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1812: 1–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1812.1.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2011.