Pavoraja alleni

Pavoraja alleni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Pavoraja
Species: P. alleni
Binomial name
Pavoraja alleni
McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982

Pavoraja alleni, or Allen's skate, is a species of fish in Rajidae family. It is bathydemersal and lives on soft bottoms of the continental shelf in depths from 304 to 458 metres (997 to 1,503 ft). It is native to Australia. Its maximum length is 35 centimetres (14 in). It lays egg capsules which have horn-like protections in each corner. As typical of rays, it does not guard its eggs.

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