Mosaic skate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Pavoraja
Species:
P. mosaica
Binomial name
Pavoraja mosaica
Last, Mallick and Yearsley, 2008[2]

Pavoraja mosaica, commonly known as the mosaic skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives in depths ranging from 300 meters to 450 meters off the northeastern coast of Australia.[1][3] It can reach up to 27.9 cm (11.0 in) in total length.[3]

Pavoraja mosaica has only been studied from a few specimens; therefore, nothing is known about its population size or trends. Although it can be spotted in a bycatch, current levels of fishing in its range are unlikely to pose a significant threat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rigby, C. (2015). "Pavoraja mosaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195472A68640455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195472A68640455.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pavoraja mosaica" in FishBase. October 2015 version.


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