Pavoraja umbrosa
Pavoraja umbrosa, commonly known as the dusky skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives off the coast of north-eastern Australia in depths ranging from 360 to 731 meters.[1][3] Its maximum size is 36.9 cm (14.5 in) total length.[3]
| Dusky skate | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja |
| Species: | P. umbrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja umbrosa | |
Pavoraja umbrosa is a little-known species, although it might be common. Although it can occur as by-catch, current levels of fishing in its range are unlikely to pose a significant threat.[1]
References
- Smyth, W. (2015). "Pavoraja umbrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T70681387A70681738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T70681387A70681738.en.
- Last, Peter R.; Mallick, Stephen and Yearsley, Gordon K. (2008). "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1812: 1–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2011.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pavoraja umbrosa" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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