Biology:Pavoraja
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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja Whitley, 1939 |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7429. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ 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
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