Species Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last, 2009
Sapphire Skate
- Notoraja sapphira Séret, B. & Last, P.R. 2009. Notoraja sapphira sp. nov. (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae), a new deepwater skate from the slopes of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa 2153: 24–34 [25, figs 1-7].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ P.39528 ♂, Norfolk Ridge [34°17.84'S, 168°25.82'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6071–01; MNHP 1997–3591; NMNZ 39536; NMV A.25171–002.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Found less than 25 km north and south of the Norfolk Island Province and is assumed to occur within the province; south-west Pacific
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental rise, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1195–1313 m
Common Name References
Séret, B. & Last, P.R. 2009. Notoraja sapphira sp. nov. (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae), a new deepwater skate from the slopes of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa 2153: 24–34 [30] (Sapphire Skate)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Oct-2011 | ADDED |