Pavoraja arenaria
| Sandy skate | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. arenaria
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pavoraja arenaria | |
The Pavoraja arenaria (common name: sandy skate, yellow skate) is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It lives in depths ranging from 192 to 712 meters but is usually found from 300 to 400 meters out the coast of western Australia.[1][3] Its maximum size is 34.3 cm (13.5 in) total length.[3] It is a little-known species that could be threatened by being taken as by-catch in trawl fisheries.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Pavoraja arenaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T195471A68640323. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1812: 1–45. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pavoraja arenaria" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
 | This Rajiformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |