Pavoraja

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Arhynchobatinae
Tribus: Arhynchobatini
Genus: Pavoraja
Species: P. alleni – P. arenaria – P. mosaica – P. nitida – P. pseudonitida – P. umbrosa
Name

Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
References

Last, P.R.; Mallick, S.; Yearsley, G.K. 2008: A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae). Zootaxa, 1812: 1–45.

Pavoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae from deeper waters off Australia.[1][2][3]
Description

Pavoraja are relatively small skates. The disc is semi-oval to heart-shaped. The snout has a small fleshy process at the tip.[3]
Species

There are six species:[1][3]

Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 (Allen's skate)
Pavoraja arenaria Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Sandy skate)
Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Mosaic skate)
Pavoraja nitida (Günther, 1880) (Peacock Skate)
Pavoraja pseudonitida Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (False peacock skate)
Pavoraja umbrosa Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Dusky skate)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.
Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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.