Pavoraja

Pavoraja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pavoraja". FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ 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.


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