Neoraja caerulea
Neoraja caerulea, also known as the blue ray or blue pygmy skate,[2] is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately fish 30 centimetres (12 in) and is endemic to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off Ireland and Iceland, and south to the Bay of Biscay.[1][2] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (1,969 to 4,140 ft).[2]
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| Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Neoraja |
| Species: | N. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) | |
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References
- Séret, B. & Stehmann, M. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea" in FishBase. October 2009 version.
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