Species Pavoraja arenaria Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Sandy Skate
- Pavoraja arenaria Last, P.R., Mallick, S. & Yearsley, G.K. 2008. A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae). Zootaxa 1812: 1-45 [13].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.175–01, Great Australian Bight, WA [33°20'S, 128°28'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.171–01; CSIRO H.173–01; CSIRO H.174–01; CSIRO H.1818–01; CSIRO T.1240; NMV A.596; NMV A.597; NMV A.2164; NMV A.21604; NMV A.21605; NMV A.21606; NMV A.21608.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Portland, VIC (38°42'S, 141°20'E) to south-west of Cape Leeuwin, WA (34°59'S, 114°53'E); temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
192–712 m
General References
Last, P.R. 1994. Families Torpedinidae, Rajiidae, Rhinobatidae. pp. 154-172 figs 132-149 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [160] (as Pavoraja sp. 2)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [316] (as Pavoraja sp. C)
Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Family Rajidae. 108-124 pp. in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [122] (as Pavoraja sp.)
History of changes
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| 12-Mar-2010 | ADDED |