Biology:Pavoraja

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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes

Pavoraja
Pavoraja sp. (AM MA31303-2).jpg
Pavorajama
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Pavoraja
Whitley, 1939
Type species
Raja nitida
Günther, 1880
Species

See text.

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

There are six species:[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7429. Retrieved 12 February 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Last, Peter R.; Mallick, Stephen; Yearsley, Gordon K. (2008). "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)". Zootaxa 1812: 1–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1812.1.1. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123047/http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01812p045f.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3005317 entry