Sapphire Skate

Notoraja sapphira

Rich blue disc wears a black rim

Sapphire Skate is a marine fish found around West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 36 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Skates
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Notoraja
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: West Pacific: Coral Sea and Tasman Sea. Known only from the five type specimens collected on the slopes of the Norfolk Ridge. Also from New Caledonia (Ref. 86942 , Ref. 114953 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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