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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA64FF97FF787FFAFE1FBCE2" bold="true" box="[151,422,1711,1737]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Pavoraja pseudonitida</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="DCB0CBD3DA64FF97FF707F87FF5FBCC7" box="[159,230,1746,1772]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1649,1673]" captionTargetBox="[237,1390,619,1616]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[196,1392,594,1625]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 1. Lateral view of right clasper, partially expanded to show components: A, Pavoraja alleni, CSIRO CA 3929, 292 mm TL;" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/182802/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Figs 1</figureCitation>
e, 2e, 1719, 20ac,
<tableCitation id="0909E2EDDA64FF97FE347F87FD86BCC7" box="[475,575,1746,1772]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="41.[151,239,151,175]" captionTargetBox="[153,1426,431,2014]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="TABLE 3. Proportional measurements of holotypes with ranges and means of other material of Pavoraja pseudonitida sp. nov. (holotype CSIRO H 438 01; 18 paratypes) and P. umbrosa sp. nov. (holotype CSIRO T 1367; 6 paratypes). Values are expressed as percentages of total length." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/10F487DEDA50FFA3FF7879C2FD2FBADC" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" tableUuid="10F487DEDA50FFA3FF7879C2FD2FBADC">Tables 3</tableCitation>
,
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)
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA64FF97FF787E77FF43BD12" box="[151,250,1826,1849]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Pavoraja</emphasis>
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sp. E:
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,
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Sharks and rays of
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, pp 318, fig. 34.12, key fig. 39, pl. 47;
<bibRefCitation id="201AAAA7DA64FF97FAD07E77FE38BD72" author="Last" pageId="29" pageNumber="45" refString="Last, P. R. &amp; Compagno, L. J. V. (1999) Arhynchobatidae, softnose skates, pp. 1457 - 1461. In: Carpenter, K. E. &amp; Niem, V. H. (e ds). FAO species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The marine living resources of the Western Central Pacific, FAO Rome." type="book chapter" year="1999">Last and Compagno, 1999</bibRefCitation>
,
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, softnose skates
</emphasis>
. In: Carpenter and Niem (eds), 1999, FAO species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The marine living resources of the Western Central Pacific, pp 1461, figs.
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.
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H 43801,
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TL, adult male, Saumarez Plateau, Queensland,
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,
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,
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,
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.
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA67FF94FF787F79FE91BC6F" bold="true" box="[151,296,1580,1604]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">FIGURE 17.</emphasis>
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, holotype CSIRO H 43801, adult male 372 mm TL:
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, Dorsal view;
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, Ventral view.
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.
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(
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TL): AMS I 25827007 (
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),
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TL, juvenile male;
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TL juvenile male;
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TL juvenile male;
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TL juvenile male;
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TL female;
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TL female, north of Townsville, Queensland,
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,
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,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA67FF94FBCE7FB2FBC9BD2A" box="[1057,1136,1767,1793]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="m" value="300.0">300 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA67FF94FB917FB2FAA0BD2A" box="[1150,1305,1767,1793]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1986-01-17">17 Jan. 1986</date>
;
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H 43601,
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TL, female;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FE127E5AFDEABD02" box="[509,595,1807,1833]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 43701,
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TL, female;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FC307E5AFB8CBD02" box="[991,1077,1807,1833]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 43901,
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TL, adult male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FF0F7E62FE8FBD7A" box="[224,310,1847,1873]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 44001,
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TL, juvenile male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FCF97E62FCD5BD7A" box="[790,876,1847,1873]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 44101,
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TL, adult male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FAC87E62FAC4BD7A" box="[1319,1405,1847,1873]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 44201,
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TL, female;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FDEC7E0AFDE0BD52" box="[515,601,1887,1913]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 44301,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA67FF94FD047E0AFCF6BD52" box="[747,847,1887,1913]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.21" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="mm" value="321.0">321 mm</quantity>
TL, adult male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA67FF94FBF37E0AFBCBBD52" box="[1052,1138,1887,1913]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 44401,
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TL, juvenile male;
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H 44501,
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TL, juvenile male;
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H 44601,
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TL (tail damaged), juvenile male, collected with
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H 60001,
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TL, female, Saumarez Plateau, Queensland,
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H 60201,
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TL, female;
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H 60203,
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TL, female;
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H 60204,
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TL, juvenile male;
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H 60205,
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TL, female;
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H
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TL, juvenile male, Saumarez Plateau, Queensland,
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<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FF2E79BDFED5BB29" box="[193,364,232,258]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-17">17 Nov. 1985</date>
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H 63003,
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TL, adult male, Saumarez Plateau, Queensland,
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,
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<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FE5B7845FDE3BB01" box="[436,602,272,298]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-17">17 Nov. 1985</date>
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H 64301,
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TL (tail damaged), juvenile male, northeast of Whitsunday Group, Queensland,
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,
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<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FC99786DFC46BB79" box="[886,1023,312,338]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.15" metricValueMax="3.18" metricValueMin="3.12" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="315.0" valueMax="318.0" valueMin="312.0">312318 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FBE3786DFB0BBB79" box="[1036,1202,312,338]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-15">15 Nov. 1985</date>
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H 64401,
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TL, female;
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H 64402,
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TL, female, Saumarez Plateau, Queensland,
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,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FE5778DDFDD9BB89" box="[440,608,392,418]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-17">17 Nov. 1985</date>
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H 64501,
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TL, juvenile male, south-east of Swain Reefs, Queensland,
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,
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,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FD9378E5FCBDBBE1" box="[636,772,432,458]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.465" metricValueMax="3.5" metricValueMin="3.4299999999999997" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="346.5" valueMax="350.0" valueMin="343.0">343350 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FCFE78E5FC0CBBE1" box="[785,949,432,458]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-18">18 Nov. 1985</date>
;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FC2D78E5FBA1BBE1" box="[962,1048,432,458]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64601,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FB4978E5FAB1BBE1" box="[1190,1288,432,458]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.87" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="287.0">287 mm</quantity>
TL, female;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FF78788DFF54BBD9" box="[151,237,472,498]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64602,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FE96788DFE62BBD9" box="[377,475,472,498]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="280.0">280 mm</quantity>
TL, female;
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H 64603,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FCB7788DFC03BBD9" box="[856,954,472,498]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.77" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="277.0">277 mm</quantity>
TL, juvenile male, Swain Reefs, Queensland,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FEB37B55FE6AB831" box="[348,467,511,538]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="153.53334">153°32' E</geoCoordinate>
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<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FE0E7B55FD88B831" box="[481,561,512,538]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.02" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="502.0">502 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FDD17B55FD5DB831" box="[574,740,512,538]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-20">20 Nov. 1985</date>
;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FD1D7B55FCF1B831" box="[754,840,512,538]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64701,
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TL, female, south of Marion Reef, Queensland,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FE007B7DFDDFB869" box="[495,614,551,578]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="152.2">152°12' E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FD9B7B7DFD44B869" box="[628,765,552,578]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.205" metricValueMax="4.35" metricValueMin="4.06" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="420.5" valueMax="435.0" valueMin="406.0">406435 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FCE47B7DFC09B869" box="[779,944,552,578]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-23">23 Nov. 1985</date>
;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FC517B7DFBADB869" box="[958,1044,552,578]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64801,
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TL, female;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FF787B05FF54B841" box="[151,237,592,618]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64802,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FE927B05FE59B841" box="[381,480,592,618]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.26" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="326.0">326 mm</quantity>
TL, adult male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FD447B05FCB8B841" box="[683,769,592,618]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64803,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FC7E7B05FC4DB841" box="[913,1012,592,618]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.3899999999999997" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="339.0">339 mm</quantity>
TL, adult male;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FB507B05FAACB841" box="[1215,1301,592,618]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64804,
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TL, juvenile male, east of Townsville, Queensland,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FC387B2DFBF7B8B9" box="[983,1102,631,658]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="149.46666">149°28' E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FBB37B2DFB5CB8B9" box="[1116,1253,632,658]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.525" metricValueMax="4.529999999999999" metricValueMin="4.52" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="452.5" valueMax="453.0" valueMin="452.0">452453 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FB1D7B2DFA2EB8B9" box="[1266,1431,632,658]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-26">26 Nov. 1985</date>
;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FF787BF5FF54B891" box="[151,237,672,698]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 64901,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FE9A7BF5FE6FB891" box="[373,470,672,698]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.15" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="mm" value="315.0">315 mm</quantity>
TL, female, off Townsville, Queensland,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FBC27BF5FB1BB891" box="[1069,1186,671,698]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="147.08333">147°05' E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FB417BF5FA8CB891" box="[1198,1333,672,698]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.44" metricValueMax="3.4799999999999995" metricValueMin="3.4" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="344.0" valueMax="348.0" valueMin="340.0">340348 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FAAF7BF5FF6CB8C9" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-29">29 Nov. 1985</date>
;
<collectionCode id="229A4F93DA66FF95FF0D7B9DFE81B8C9" box="[226,312,712,738]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/0k2v-y6wz" name="Australian National Fish Collection" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">CSIRO</collectionCode>
H 65001,
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TL, juvenile male, north-east of Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FABF7B9DFF10B921" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="-17.9">17°54' S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA66FF95FF577BA5FE96B921" box="[184,303,751,778]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" precision="925" value="146.93333">146°56' E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="83737AB3DA66FF95FED17BA5FE34B921" box="[318,397,752,778]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.12" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="212.0">212 m</quantity>
,
<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FE757BA5FD89B921" box="[410,560,752,778]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-12-09">9 Dec. 1985</date>
;
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H
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TL, juvenile male, south of Saumarez Reef, Queensland,
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<date id="3035F196DA66FF95FD557A4DFCE4B919" box="[698,861,792,818]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" value="1985-11-18">18 Nov. 1985</date>
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H 346401,
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TL, juvenile male, Marian Plateau, Queensland,
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0C9184DDDA66FF95FF297A3DFD4EBF39" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="4434D756DA66FF95FF297A3DFD4EBF39" blockId="31.[151,1437,152,2018]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA66FF95FF297A3DFEFCB9AA" box="[198,325,872,897]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA66FF95FE0B7A3DFDE8B9AA" box="[484,593,872,897]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Pavoraja</emphasis>
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with: a relatively long tail, length 5361% TL, width at midlength 1.4 2.2% TL; relatively narrow interorbital space, width 2.43.2% TL; narrowly spaced gill slits, width between first fill openings 10.513.7% TL; orbital thorns large, mostly 3 on posteromedial margin; interorbital thorns sometimes present; spiracular thorns absent; scapular thorns rarely present; nuchal pore patch indistinct, not preceded by a nuchal thorn; thorns of tail series large, decreasing in size posteriorly, often absent immediately before first dorsal fin; interdorsal space short, fins rarely connected; epichordal lobe of caudal fin not confluent with second dorsal fin, base of lobe variable in length, generally shorter than dorsal-fin bases; tooth rows in lower jaw 3746; predorsal caudal centra 7681; interdorsal vertebrae 913; pectoral radials usually 7275 (one
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has 69); dorsal surface yellowish, usually densely covered with small, unclustered pale spots; dorsal fins mostly pale anteriorly, dark posteriorly; epichordal lobe uniformly pale, strongly demarcated from dorsal fins; ventral surface usually uniformly white.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0C9184DDDA66FFA9FF297C75FE92BEB1" lastPageId="35" lastPageNumber="36" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" type="description">
<paragraph id="4434D756DA66FF95FF297C75FDBBBD31" blockId="31.[151,1437,152,2018]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA66FF95FF297C75FEE1BF12" box="[198,344,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Description.</emphasis>
Disc 1.16 (1.101.20) times as broad as long; maximum angle in front of spiracles 99° (90 103°); anterior margin weakly double concave to almost straight in females and immature males, mostly deeply concave opposite spiracles in males; posterior margin strongly convex; outer corners broadly rounded. Snout width at axis through anterior border of orbits 62% (6064% in mature male, 6979% in female
<typeStatus id="9B3069F4DA66FF95FF787C95FEB0BFF1" box="[151,265,1472,1498]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
) of distance from tip of snout to axil of pectoral fins. Pelvic-fin anterior margin 66% (6477% in mature male, 7688% in female
<typeStatus id="9B3069F4DA66FF95FDF27CBDFD36BC29" box="[541,655,1512,1538]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
) of distance from origin of anterior lobe to posterior extremity of fin. Tail length 1.21 (1.091.42) disc length; widths at midlength and at axils of pelvic fins 50 (3350) and 113 (81115) of orbit diameter respectively; narrow skin fold extending along ventrolateral surface from near (mostly just behind) pelvic-fin tip to near origin of hypochordal lobe of caudal fin, widest under dorsal fins (subequal in height to epichordal lobe of caudal fin). Interdorsal distance mostly short, fins rarely connected, much less than half length of first dorsal-fin base (subequal to first dorsal-fin base in CSIRO H 65001); base length of epichordal caudal-fin lobe variable but generally shorter than bases of dorsal fins, separated slightly from base of second dorsal fin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA66FF95FF297E7DFE2FBDC9" blockId="31.[151,1437,152,2018]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Preocular length 2.50 (2.293.00) times longer than orbit diameter; preoral length 2.21 (2.282.85) times internarial distance. Orbit diameter 1.45 (1.402.00) times interorbital distance; 1.60 (1.402.00) times length of spiracles. Internarial distance 1.46 (0.390.50) in distance between first gill slits; 0.86 (0.610.90) in distance between fifth gill slits. Length of first gill slit 1.33 (1.001.67) times length of fifth gill slit; 0.17 (0.13 0.23) in mouth width.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA59FFAAFF787F71FE93BC17" bold="true" box="[151,298,1572,1596]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">FIGURE 18.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA59FFAAFEDA7F70FD94BC17" box="[309,557,1573,1596]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Pavoraja pseudonitida</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="6DCCB63FDA59FFAAFDD77F70FD28BC17" box="[568,657,1573,1596]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA59FFAAFD4F7F71FD0ABC17" bold="true" box="[672,691,1572,1596]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">A</emphasis>
, paratype CSIRO H 64701, female 285 mm TL, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA59FFAAFA6B7F71FA2FBC17" bold="true" box="[1412,1430,1572,1596]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">B</emphasis>
, paratype CSIRO H 72010, juvenile male 152 mm TL, dorsal view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA59FFABFF297FC7FEBEBBE1" blockId="32.[151,1436,1682,2028]" lastBlockId="33.[151,1436,152,458]" lastPageId="33" lastPageNumber="34" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Dorsal surfaces of disc and tail densely covered with fine denticles, less so on posterior lobes of pelvic fins. Dorsal fins weakly denticulate. Claspers, anterior lobes of pelvic fins, skin folds on tail, caudal lobes and entire ventral surface naked. Orbit with 15 (mostly 3 or 4) thorns on anteromedial margin, 25 (mostly 3) on posteromedial margin; these series almost connected, rarely with one thorn on medial margin; rarely with a single interorbital thorn; interspiracular thorns absent. Prenuchal and nuchal thorns variable, 05 (mostly 2 or 3), situated posterior to pale, pored prenuchal area; often absent in juveniles; smaller peripheral nuchal thorns and scapular thorns absent. Tail with rather large, widely spaced thorns arranged in 13 series; thorns decreasing in number and size posteriorly; dorsolateral series mostly absent from posterior half of tail; rarely extending anteriorly onto disc in juveniles and adult males (largest females with 24 rows of enlarged thorns extending forward almost to mid disc); median series originating over cloaca or slightly behind, continuous but less well developed in predorsal area than on anterior tail; interdorsal thorns absent. Adult males with 12 (mainly 1) regular rows of small non-retractable alar thorns, not developed into dense patch of irregularly shaped thorns; malar thorns slightly smaller, directed posteriorly; malar patch very broad, extending along most of outer pectoral corner (from immediately behind greatest concavity of anterior margin of disc to level of pectoral-fin insertion). Smallest juvenile (CSIRO H 72010) with 1 small anteromedial orbital thorn, 12 posteromedial orbital thorns; nuchal thorns absent; median row of tail thorns barely larger than surrounding denticles.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4434D756DA58FFABFF787FB9FBF1BD0D" blockId="33.[151,1436,1772,1831]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFF787FB9FE9FBD2F" bold="true" box="[151,294,1772,1796]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">FIGURE 19.</emphasis>
Neurocranium of
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFE067FB8FD64BD2F" box="[489,733,1773,1796]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Pavoraja pseudonitida</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="6DCCB63FDA58FFABFD0C7FB9FC8EBD28" box="[739,823,1772,1795]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype CSIRO H 44201, female 344 mm TL:
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFAA67FB9FAE5BD2F" bold="true" box="[1353,1372,1772,1796]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">A</emphasis>
, Dorsal view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFF127E5AFEB6BD0C" bold="true" box="[253,271,1807,1831]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">B</emphasis>
, Posterior view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFE2A7E5AFE61BD0C" bold="true" box="[453,472,1807,1831]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">C</emphasis>
, Ventral view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA58FFABFD947E5AFD37BD0C" bold="true" box="[635,654,1807,1831]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">D</emphasis>
, Lateral view. Abbreviations as in Fig. 5.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4434D756DA5BFFA8FF2979CDFC59B891" blockId="34.[151,1437,152,698]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
Claspers slender (
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ac); pseudorhipidion continuing distally under sentinel as fold of integument, finally becoming fused to glans floor; slit lateral to distal portion of pseudorhipidion; spur well developed, poorly defined proximally, distal tip lying slightly inside glans margin; rhipidion poorly developed, extending from proximal third to middle of glans, seldom reaching base of sentinel; sentinel well developed, rod-shaped with rounded distal margin, covered with integument that is thicker and more fleshy laterally, extending from level of slit to tip of glans; spike just visible within sentina; axial cartilage straight, very slender; dorsal marginal slightly expanded distally; pseudorhipidion blade-like over middle third, thinning to a sharp point distally; ventral marginal with an evenly convex distal margin; dorsal terminal 1 and ventral terminal tightly joined on ventral aspect of glans, together forming sheath-like covering over central half of glans; dorsal terminal 1 membranous (though well defined), deeply corrugated, proximal and distal margins jagged; ventral terminal corrugated, membranous, thickened area immediately distal to moderately short proximal arm, penetrating glans and lying against dorsal margin of proximal extension of accessory terminal 1, distolateral margin with sharp serrations; dorsal terminal 2 with poorly defined cartilaginous projection joined to axial near level of accessory terminal 2 base by connective tissue (incomplete terminal bridge), outer lateral margin with fine serrations; dorsal terminal 3 moderately large; accessory terminal 1 with a bow-shaped distal extension forming sentinel, almost reaching distal margin of accessory terminal 2.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4434D756DA5BFFA8FF787E6BFE08BDCA" blockId="34.[151,1437,1854,2017]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FF787E6BFE9FBD7D" bold="true" box="[151,294,1854,1878]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
Right clasper cartilages of
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FDA77E6AFC85BD7D" box="[584,828,1855,1878]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Pavoraja pseudonitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6DCCB63FDA5BFFA8FCAE7E6AFC2FBD7D" box="[833,918,1855,1878]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype CSIRO H 43801, adult male 372 mm TL:
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FF2A7E34FF61BD52" bold="true" box="[197,216,1889,1913]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">A</emphasis>
, Lateral view, partially expanded with dorsal and ventral terminal cartilages shown separately;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FB3C7E34FB5CBD52" bold="true" box="[1235,1253,1889,1913]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">B</emphasis>
, Dorsal view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FA6D7E34FA2CBD52" bold="true" box="[1410,1429,1889,1913]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">C</emphasis>
, Ventral view. Right clasper cartilages of
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<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FDAA7ED1FD03BDB0" box="[581,698,1924,1947]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">P. umbrosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6DCCB63FDA5BFFA8FD2E7ED1FCAFBDB0" box="[705,790,1924,1947]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype CSIRO T 1363, adult male 369 mm TL;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FADF7ED1FAFABDB7" bold="true" box="[1328,1347,1924,1948]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">D</emphasis>
, Lateral view, partially expanded with dorsal and ventral terminal cartilages shown separately;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FBD07EF3FBE8BD95" bold="true" box="[1087,1105,1958,1982]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">E</emphasis>
, Dorsal view;
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5BFFA8FB1E7EF3FB46BD95" bold="true" box="[1265,1279,1958,1982]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">F</emphasis>
, Ventral view. Abbreviations as in Fig. 6.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF2979CDFBECBB29" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Neurocranium of CSIRO H 44201 typical of genus; with no free accessory lateral cartilages but rostral appendices with small foramina; 2 large foramina near apex of rostral node; rostral shaft elongate, subequal in length to basal fenestra; posterior fontanelle much longer than anterior fontanelle.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297845FB74BB01" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" box="[198,1229,272,298]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Scapulocoracoid with 23 postventral foramina; central foramen smallest when present.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF29786DFED2B831" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF29786DFE8ABB7A" box="[198,307,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Meristics</emphasis>
(n=10). Tooth rows in upper jaw 41 (3846), in lower jaw 41 (3746). Vertebral counts: monospondylous centra 27 (2630), predorsal caudal centra 78 (7681), interdorsal centra 12 (913), diplospondylous centra 113 (106117), total centra 140 (133146). Pectoral-fin counts: propterygial radials 33 (3235), mesopterygial radials 12 (1214), metapterygial radials 2728 (2529), total radials 7273 (7275, one nonspotted specimen CSIRO H 63003 had 69). Pelvic-fin counts: males 4 (34) + 19 (1820) radials, females 3 4 + 1820 radials.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297B7DFD66BE61" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297B7DFEF7B86A" box="[198,334,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Coloration.</emphasis>
Preserved and live colour similar. Dorsal surface of disc, tail and posterior lobes of pelvic fins uniform yellowish brown or pale brown; disc variably spotted, usually with a dense arrangement of small nonclustered white spots (some specimens, juveniles and some large females, lacking spots); spots relatively sharp-edged, sometimes surrounded by slightly darker rim; spots less dense or absent on tail and posterior pelvic lobes, where present rarely extending past posterior pelvic insertion; pale nuchal pore patch weak or absent; mid area of snout and outer part of disc generally paler than central part of disc, somewhat translucent; anterior pelvic lobe usually white; membrane covering orbits semi-translucent, lightly pigmented; lateral skin fold white, strongly demarcated from darker dorsal surface of tail posteriorly. Clasper not uniformly pigmented dorsally, proximal half paler than distal half, posterolateral tip of glans white. Dorsal fins two-toned pale or white anteriorly, dusky or almost black posterodorsally. Epichordal lobe of caudal fin uniformly pale, strongly demarcated from dorsal fins. Ventral surface mostly uniform white to semi-translucent, occasionally with yellowish to greyish areas centrally or near outer corners of disc. Smallest juveniles (less than
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TL) either plain or white spotted with weak evidence of slightly darker tail bands; dorsal fins strongly demarcated from rest of tail; ventral surface translucent.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297D0DFE92BEB1" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297D0DFF44BE5A" box="[198,253,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Size.</emphasis>
At least
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TL and about
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disc width. Smallest mature male
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TL. Post-natal by
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TL.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0C9184DDDA5AFFA9FF297DFDFF0CBF39" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297DFDFF0CBF39" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297DFDFEE4BEEA" box="[198,349,1192,1217]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known from the upper continental slope off Queensland, between the outer reef north of Townsville (
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,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA5AFFA9FE747D85FDB6BEC1" box="[411,527,1231,1258]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" precision="925" value="147.08333">147°05' E</geoCoordinate>
) and south of the Saumarez Reef (
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA5AFFA9FC4A7D85FBB2BEC1" box="[933,1035,1231,1258]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" precision="925" value="-23.2">23°12' S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="21BFB191DA5AFFA9FBF77D85FB36BEC1" box="[1048,1167,1231,1258]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" precision="925" value="153.61667">153°37' E</geoCoordinate>
), in depths of
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212
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</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0C9184DDDA5AFFA9FF297C75FCB7BC89" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297C75FC94BF49" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297C75FEF3BF12" box="[198,330,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Etymology.</emphasis>
Combination of the Greek
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FD797C75FD4DBF12" box="[662,756,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">pseudos</emphasis>
(false) with the Latin
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FBEA7C75FBECBF12" box="[1029,1109,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">nitidus</emphasis>
(elegant) in allusion to the superficial resemblance to its congener,
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FD827C1DFC9FBF4A" box="[621,806,1352,1377]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nitida">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FD827C1DFC9FBF4A" box="[621,806,1352,1377]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Pavoraja nitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297C25FCB7BC89" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297C25FED3BFA2" box="[198,362,1392,1417]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Comparisons.</emphasis>
Along with
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FDEB7C25FD06BFA2" box="[516,703,1392,1417]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nitida">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FDEB7C25FD06BFA2" box="[516,703,1392,1417]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Pavoraja nitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FD137C25FCC0BFA2" box="[764,889,1392,1417]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. m o s a i c a</emphasis>
, this species can be distinguished from other consubgeners by the presence of a pattern of white spots on the dorsal surface of the disc. Apart from the additional characters provided in the key and diagnoses,
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FD147C95FC17BFF2" box="[763,942,1472,1497]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudonitida">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FD147C95FC17BFF2" box="[763,942,1472,1497]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. pseudonitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FBA77C95FB10BFF2" box="[1096,1193,1472,1497]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nitida">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FBA77C95FB10BFF2" box="[1096,1193,1472,1497]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. nitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the appearance of the spotted pattern (spots spaced well apart rather than in clusters), and in having more teeth rows in the lower jaw (3746 rather than 3136) and more predorsal caudal centra (7681 rather than 6270).
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FB297F45FA22BC02" box="[1222,1435,1552,1577]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mosaica">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FB297F45FA22BC02" box="[1222,1435,1552,1577]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Pavoraja mosaica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a more distinctive and richer colour pattern, a shorter tail (5153% rather than 5361% TL), the second dorsal fin and epichordal lobe are confluent (rather than separated), and lacks interorbital, nuchal, prenuchal and scapular thorns (often present in
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FDA67FDDFD44BC8A" box="[585,765,1672,1697]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudonitida">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FDA67FDDFD44BC8A" box="[585,765,1672,1697]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. pseudonitida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0C9184DDDA5AFFA9FF297FE5FBA4BCD9" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="4434D756DA5AFFA9FF297FE5FBA4BCD9" blockId="35.[151,1437,152,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FF297FE5FE49BCE2" box="[198,496,1712,1737]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
Remarks.
<taxonomicName id="838BACD5DA5AFFA9FED47FE5FE49BCE2" box="[315,496,1712,1737]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Arhynchobatidae" genus="Pavoraja" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rajiformes" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudonitida">P. pseudonitida</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
belongs to the Cape and North Eastern marine biogeographic provinces of
<collectingCountry id="3C9C97C6DA5AFFA9FA8C7FE5FF6ABCD9" name="Australia" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Australia</collectingCountry>
where it is found primarily in the upper slope biome (
<bibRefCitation id="201AAAA7DA5AFFA9FCA27F8DFBA8BCD9" author="Last" box="[845,1041,1752,1778]" pageId="35" pageNumber="45" refString="Last, P. R., Lyne, V., Yearsley, G., Gledhill, D., Gomon, M., Rees, T. &amp; White, W. (2005) Validation of national fish datasets for the regionalisation of the Australian continental slope and shelf (&gt; 40 m depth). National Oceans Office, Hobart, 99 p." type="book" year="2005">
Last
<emphasis id="76FF0B44DA5AFFA9FC677F8DFC7ABCDA" box="[904,963,1752,1777]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">et al.</emphasis>
, 2005
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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