Pavoraja mosaica
| Mosaic skate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja |
| Species: | P. mosaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick and Yearsley, 2008[2] | |
Pavoraja mosaica (common name: mosaic skate) is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. It lives in depths ranging from 300 meters to 450 meters off the northeastern coast of Australia.[1][3] Its maximum size is 27.9 cm (11.0 in) total length.[3]
Pavoraja mosaica is only known from few specimens and nothing is known about its population size or trends. Although it can occur as by-catch, current levels of fishing in its range are unlikely to pose a significant threat.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Rigby, C. (2015). "Pavoraja mosaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015: e.T195472A68640455. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pavoraja mosaica" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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