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{{Short description|Genus of cartilaginous fishes}}
{{Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = ''Pavoraja''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Pavoraja
| image_caption =
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| image = Pavoraja_sp._(AM_MA31303-2).jpg
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
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| authority = [[Gilbert Percy Whitley|Whitley]], 1939
| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]]
| type_species = ''[[Pavoraja nitida|Raja nitida]]''
|super_ordo = [[Batoidea]]
| type_species_authority = [[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1880
| ordo = [[Rajiformes]]
| familia = [[Rajidae]]
| genus = '''''Pavoraja'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Gilbert Percy Whitley|Whitley]], 1939
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text.
| subdivision = See text.
}}
}}


'''''Pavoraja''''' is a genus of [[skate]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rajidae]]. These skates are known as '''peacock skates'''.
'''''Pavoraja''''' is a genus of [[Skate (fish)|skate]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Arhynchobatidae]] from deeper waters off Australia.<ref name=FishBase/><ref name=CoF/><ref name=LastEtAl/>

==Description==
''Pavoraja'' are relatively small skates. The disc is semi-oval to heart-shaped. The snout has a small fleshy process at the tip.<ref name=LastEtAl/>


==Species==
==Species==
There are six species:<ref name=FishBase/><ref name=LastEtAl/>
*''[[Pavoraja alleni]]'' <small>McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982</small>
*''[[Pavoraja arenaria]]'' <small>Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008</small>
*''[[Pavoraja alleni]]'' <small>[[John D. McEachran|McEachran]] & [[Janice D. Fechhelm|Fechhelm]], 1982</small> (Allen's skate)
*''[[Pavoraja mosaica]]'' <small>Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008</small>
*''[[Pavoraja arenaria]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Sandy skate)
*''[[Pavoraja nitida]]'' <small>(Günther, 1880)</small>
*''[[Pavoraja mosaica]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Mosaic skate)
*''[[Pavoraja pseudonitida]]'' <small>Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008</small>
*''[[Pavoraja nitida]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1880)</small> (Peacock Skate)
*''[[Pavoraja umbrosa]]'' <small>Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008</small>
*''[[Pavoraja pseudonitida]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (False peacock skate)
*''[[Pavoraja umbrosa]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Dusky skate)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
* {{aut|Last, Mallick & Yearsley}}, 2008, ''Zootaxa'' '''1812''': 1-45 [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01812p045f.pdf A review of the Australian skate genus ''Pavoraja'' Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)].
<ref name=CoF>{{cite web |url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7429 |title=Catalog of Fishes |author=Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) |date=4 January 2016 |publisher=California Academy of Sciences |accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=LastEtAl>{{cite journal |author1=Last, Peter R. |author2=Mallick, Stephen |author3=Yearsley, Gordon K. |year=2008 |title=A review of the Australian skate genus ''Pavoraja'' Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) |journal=Zootaxa |volume= 1812 |pages=1–45 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1812.1.1 |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/2/zt01812p045.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113123047/http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01812p045f.pdf |archivedate=13 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase genus| genus = Pavoraja | month=October |year=2015}}</ref>
}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q3005317}}

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[[Category:Pavoraja| ]]
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[[Category:Anacanthobatidae]]
[[Category:Ray genera]]
[[Category:Marine fish of Australia| ]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley]]


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[[Category:Arhynchobatidae]]


{{Rajiformes-stub}}
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[[fr:Pavoraja]]

Latest revision as of 23:09, 23 April 2024

Pavoraja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Pavoraja
Whitley, 1939
Type species
Raja nitida
Günther, 1880
Species

See text.

Pavoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae from deeper waters off Australia.[1][2][3]

Description[edit]

Pavoraja are relatively small skates. The disc is semi-oval to heart-shaped. The snout has a small fleshy process at the tip.[3]

Species[edit]

There are six species:[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 February 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c Last, Peter R.; Mallick, Stephen; Yearsley, Gordon K. (2008). "A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1812: 1–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1812.1.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2011.


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