Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Rajiformes > Arhynchobatidae > Pavoraja > Pavoraja nitida

Pavoraja nitida (Graceful skate; Peacock skate; Roughback skate; Shining skate)

Synonyms: Raja nitida
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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0