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Pavoraja
Scientific 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.

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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]

Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 (Allen's skate)
Pavoraja arenaria Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Sandy skate)
Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Mosaic skate)
Pavoraja nitida (Günther, 1880) (Peacock Skate)
Pavoraja pseudonitida Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (False peacock skate)
Pavoraja umbrosa Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008 (Dusky skate)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.
^ 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)
^ ^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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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Pavoraja in FishBase. October 2015 version.

[CoF-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)

[LastEtAl-3] 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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+{{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]]
+| 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'''''
-| genus_authority = [[Gilbert Percy Whitley|Whitley]], 1939
 | subdivision_ranks = Species
 | 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==
+There are six species:<ref name=FishBase/><ref name=LastEtAl/>
-*''[[Pavoraja alleni]]'' <small>[[John D. McEachran|McEachran]] & [[Janice D. Fechhelm|Fechhelm]], 1982</small> (Allen's Skate)
-*''[[Pavoraja arenaria]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Sandy Skate)
+*''[[Pavoraja alleni]]'' <small>[[John D. McEachran|McEachran]] & [[Janice D. Fechhelm|Fechhelm]], 1982</small> (Allen's skate)
-*''[[Pavoraja mosaica]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small>
+*''[[Pavoraja arenaria]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Sandy skate)
+*''[[Pavoraja mosaica]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Mosaic skate)
 *''[[Pavoraja nitida]]'' <small>([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1880)</small> (Peacock Skate)
-*''[[Pavoraja pseudonitida]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (False Peacock Skate)
+*''[[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)
+*''[[Pavoraja umbrosa]]'' <small>[[Peter R. Last|Last]], [[Stephen Mallick|Mallick]] & [[Gordon K. Yearsley|Yearsley]], 2008</small> (Dusky skate)
 ==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}}
+[[Category:Pavoraja| ]]
+[[Category:Anacanthobatidae]]
+[[Category:Ray genera]]
+[[Category:Marine fish of Australia| ]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley]]
-[[Category:Rajidae]]
+{{Rajiformes-stub}}
-[[ca:Pavoraja]]
-[[es:Pavoraja]]
-[[fr:Pavoraja]]