Neoraja caerulea
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| Neoraja caerulea | |
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| Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Neoraja |
| Species: | N. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) |
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Breviraja caerulea |
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Neoraja caerulea, also known as the blue ray, is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately 130 centimetres (51 in) and is endemic to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off Ireland and Iceland.[2] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (2,000 to 4,140 ft).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Séret, B. & Stehmann, M. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/161666. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea" in FishBase. October 2009 version.
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