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Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Pavoraja: Latin, pavo = peacock + Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); mosaica: Name from Latin 'musaicus' meaning an inlay of various colours and geometric patterns, refers to its striking dorsal coloration..
More on authors: Last, Mallick & Yearsley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 300 - 405 m (Ref. 76878). Tropical; 15°S - 22°S, 145°E - 153°E (Ref. 114953)
Western Pacific: off Queensland, Australia (Ref. 114953).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.9 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 76878)
A demersal species found on continental slope. Lengths of smallest mature male 27 cm TL, smallest postnatal juvenile 8 cm TL. Life history unknown (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Last, P.R., S. Mallick and G.K. Yearsley, 2008. A review of the Australian skate genus Pavoraja Whitley (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae). Zootaxa 1812:1-45. (Ref. 76878)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.3 - 17.4, mean 14.1 °C (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00273 - 0.01106), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary low fecundity).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).