Pavoraja nitida
| Peacock skate | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja |
| Species: | P. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja nitida Günther, 1880 | |
The Pavoraja nitida (Peacock skate) is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It lives near the soft bottoms of the continental shelf near the coast of Australia and New Zealand in depths ranging from 30 to 390 metres. It produces oblong egg capsules which have stiff horns in each corner and lays them in sandy or muddy flats. Its maximum size is 36.8 cm.
References
- ↑ Treloar, M.A. (2009). "Pavoraja nitida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Pavoraja nitida" in FishBase. November 2008 version.