Biology:Pavoraja pseudonitida

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Short description: Species of fish


False peacock skate
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Pavoraja
Species:
P. pseudonitida
Binomial name
Pavoraja pseudonitida
Last, Mallick and Yearsley, 2008[2]

Pavoraja pseudonitida, commonly known as the false peacock skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives in depths ranging from 212 to 512 meters in the western Pacific Ocean off the coast of north-eastern Australia.[1][3] Its maximum size is 37.2 cm (14.6 in) total length.[3]

Pavoraja pseudonitida might be the most common skate on the upper continental slope of northeast Australia. Although it can occur as by-catch, current levels of fishing in its range are unlikely to pose a significant threat.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3764203 entry