Neoraja caerulea
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| Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Neoraja |
| Species: | N. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoraja caerulea (, 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 fish 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[]
- ^ 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.
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