Neoraja caerulea
Appearance
Neoraja caerulea | |
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Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rajidae |
Genus: | Neoraja |
Species: | N. caerulea
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Binomial name | |
Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976)
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Neoraja caerulea, also known as the blue ray or blue pygmy skate,[2] is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately 30 centimetres (12 in) and is endemic to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off Ireland and Iceland, and south to the Bay of Biscay.[1][2] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (1,969 to 4,140 ft).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161666A48908962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161666A48908962.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Neoraja caerulea" in FishBase. October 2009 version.