🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Mosaic skate
Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
📖 Overview
A demersal species found on continental slope. Lengths of smallest mature male 27 cm TL, smallest postnatal juvenile 8 cm TL. Life history unknown .
Scientific Name
Pavoraja mosaica
Authority
Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
27.9 cm
Depth Range
300–405 m
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
32.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Elasmobranchii
Elasmobranchii
Order
Rajiformes
Rajiformes
Family
Arhynchobatidae
Arhynchobatidae
Genus
Pavoraja
Pavoraja
Species
Mosaic skate
Pavoraja mosaica
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Mosaic skate is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mosaic skate is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 405 m . Tropical; 15°S - 22°S, 145°E - 153°E
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.6±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00562 × L3.11
(TL)
Max TL
27.9cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
32.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
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