Biology:Pavoraja alleni
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Short description: Species of fish
Pavoraja alleni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
Genus: | Pavoraja |
Species: | P. alleni
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Binomial name | |
Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982
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Pavoraja alleni, or Allen's skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is bathydemersal and lives on soft bottoms of the continental shelf in depths from 304 to 458 metres (997 to 1,503 ft). It is native to Australia. Its maximum length is 35 centimetres (14 in). It lays egg capsules which have horn-like protections in each corner. As typical of rays, it does not guard its eggs.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942) of the Western Australia Museum (Perth), who furnished the authors with the specimens.[1]
References
- ↑ "Order RAJIFORMES (Skates)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/rajiformes/.
Sources
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Pavoraja alleni" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3765525 entry
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