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| taxon = Pavoraja alleni |
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| authority = [[John D. McEachran|McEachran]] & [[Janice D. Fechhelm|Fechhelm]], 1982 |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]] |
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| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]] |
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| superordo = [[Batoidea]] |
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| ordo = [[Rajiformes]] |
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| familia = [[Rajidae]] |
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| genus = [[Pavoraja]] |
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| species = P. alleni |
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| binomial = Pavoraja alleni |
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| binomial_authority = McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 |
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'''''Pavoraja alleni''''', or '''Allen's skate''', is a species of fish in the family [[Arhynchobatidae]]. It is [[wikt:bathydemersal|bathydemersal]] and lives on soft bottoms of the continental shelf in depths from {{convert|304|to|458|m|ft}}. It is native to Australia. Its maximum length is {{convert|35|cm|in}}. It lays egg capsules which have horn-like protections in each corner. As typical of [[Batoidea|rays]], it does not guard its eggs. |
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==Etymology== |
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The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist [[Gerald R. Allen]] (b. 1942) of the [[Western Australia Museum]] (Perth), who furnished the authors with the specimens.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/rajiformes/ | title = Order RAJIFORMES (Skates) | access-date= 13 January 2022 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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* {{FishBase species | genus = Pavoraja | species = alleni | year = 2008| month = November }} |
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[[Category:Rajidae]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John D. McEachran]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Janice D. Fechhelm]] |
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[[Category:Fish described in 1982]] |
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{{Rajiformes-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 15 January 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Pavoraja |
| Species: | P. alleni
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| Pavoraja alleni | |
Pavoraja alleni, or Allen's skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is bathydemersal and lives on soft bottoms of the continental shelf in depths from 304 to 458 metres (997 to 1,503 ft). It is native to Australia. Its maximum length is 35 centimetres (14 in). It lays egg capsules which have horn-like protections in each corner. As typical of rays, it does not guard its eggs.
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942) of the Western Australia Museum (Perth), who furnished the authors with the specimens.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order RAJIFORMES (Skates)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
Sources[edit]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pavoraja alleni" in FishBase. November 2008 version.
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