Description Русский: Старинное изображение (1880)
Date 20 March 2016
Source Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876, 1 (6): 1-82, Pls. 1-32.
Author GÜNTHER, A. (1880)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pavoraja_nitida_(GUENTHER,_1880)-klein.jpg
The Pavoraja nitida (Peacock skate) is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It lives near the soft bottoms of the continental shelf near the coast of Australia and New Zealand in depths ranging from 30 to 390 metres. It produces oblong egg capsules which have stiff horns in each corner and lays them in sandy or muddy flats. Its maximum size is 36.8 cm. Order: Rajiformes, Family: Rajidae. |