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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/61adc220-e93d-4185-8aa4-e1426fc945be/ Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Notoraja&speciesname=sapphira ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Notoraja&speciesname=sapphira http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Notoraja&speciesname=sapphira ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Notoraja&speciesname=sapphira https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Notoraja&speciesname=sapphira ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Notoraja-sapphira.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Notoraja Species in    Arhynchobatidae - Classification - Arhynchobatidae Rajiformes Elasmobranchii Chordata Animalia Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last , 2009 Sapphire Skate Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Notoraja sapphira   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Notoraja sapphira Male picture by Séret, B./Last, P.R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates) Etymology: Notoraja: Greek, noton = back + Latin, raja = fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335 ) ;   sapphira: From the Greek sappheiros in reference to its intense blue dorsal coloration resembling that of a dark sapphire (gemstone). . More on authors: Séret & Last . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1195 - 1313 m (Ref. 81757 ). Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 167°E - 169°E (Ref. 114953 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri 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 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81757 ); 41.3 cm TL (female) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics This medium-size (413 mm TL) species is distinguished by the following set of characters: heart-shaped disc with a short projected snout tip; disc slightly wider than long, its width 51-54% of TL, and length 47-48% TL; short snout, its preorbital snout length 12-15% TL, preoral snout length 12-15% TL; interorbital width 3.6-4.1% TL; interspiracular width 6.0-6.6% TL; long and slender tail, its length from posterior margin of cloaca to tip of tail 54-58% TL; dorsal surface of disc largely free of dermal denticles; rostrum with some denticles, without thorns; a small but distinct preorbital thorn on anterior upper orbital rim; denticles present on posterior mid-dorsal trunk; tail prickly with dense, irregular and randomly arranged thorns; mid-dorsal row on tail hardly distinct from the rest of thorn pattern; naked ventral surface of disc and tail; upper jaw with 29-36 tooth rows, lower with 28-32; pectoral-fin radials 67-70; monospondylous trunk centra 23-25; predorsal caudal diplospondylous centra 70-74; total number of centra 126-134; dorsal surface rich blue, uniform, with a narrow blackish outer margin; ventral surface of disc and tail brownish black, gill slits darker, cloaca opening and mouth corners whitish (Ref. 81757 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McEachran, John | Collaborators Séret, B. and P.R. Last , 2009. Notoraja sapphira sp. nov. (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae), a new deepwater skate from the slopes of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa 2153:24-34. (Ref. 81757 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00273 - 0.01106), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.7   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary low fecundity). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). 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