Pavoraja nitida: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Family
Arhynchobatidae
Genus
Pavoraja
Species
Pavoraja nitida
Scientific Name
Pavoraja nitida

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pavoraja nitida

Pavoraja nitida, commonly known as the peacock skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives near the soft bottoms of the continental shelf near the coasts of southeastern Australia 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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Pavoraja nitida in languages:

Czech
rejnok lesklý
Dutch
Pauwrog
English
Peacock Skate
English
Little Skate
English
Rough-backed Skate
English
Roughback Skate
English
Shining Skate
English
Graceful Skate

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