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Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 Allen's skate |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 304 - 458 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to northwestern Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occur over soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at 29-32 cm TL, hatch size at ca. 11 cm TL. Biology unknown. Caught as bycatch and discarded (Ref. 114953). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||