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Arhynchobatidae
Alis' velvet skate
Notoraja alisae
A thornless long tail follows the velvet disc
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Other
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Other
LargeAlis' velvet skate is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: A thornless long tail follows the velvet disc.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Skates
- Family
- Arhynchobatidae
- Genus
- Notoraja
- Maximum length
- 51.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- other
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: New Caledonia. The dark form exhibits a wider latitudinal distribution (from southern Norfolk Ridge (35°8’S) in New Zealand’s EEZ to Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
