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]
| False 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. pseudonitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja pseudonitida | |
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 edit
- ^ a b c Rigby, C. (2015). "Pavoraja pseudonitida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195473A68640697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195473A68640697.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pavoraja pseudonitida" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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