Neoraja caerulea
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| Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Neoraja |
| Species: | N. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976)
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Neoraja caerulea, also known as the blue ray or blue pygmy skate,[2] is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately fish 30 centimetres (12 in) and is endemic to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off Ireland and Iceland, and south to the Bay of Biscay.[1][2] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (1,969 to 4,140 ft).[2]
References
- ^ a b Séret, B.; Stehmann, M. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoraja caerulea". FishBase. October 2009 version.
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