Pavoraja nitida, commonly known as the peacock skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives near the soft bottoms of the continental shelf near the coasts of southeastern Australia in depths ranging from 30 to 390 metres. It produces oblong egg capsules which have stiff horns in each corner and lays them in sandy or muddy flats. Its maximum size is 36.8 cm.
| Peacock skate | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja |
| Species: | P. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja nitida Günther, 1880
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| Synonyms | |
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Raja nitida Günther, 1880 | |
References edit
- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Treloar, M.A. (2015). "Pavoraja nitida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161370A68640573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161370A68640573.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pavoraja nitida" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
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