Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Rajiformes (Skates and rays) >
Arhynchobatidae (Softnose skates)
Etymology: Notoraja: Greek, noton = back + Latin, raja = fish, Raja sp. (Ref. 45335); azurea: Name from French 'azura' meaning blue, refers to its striking, metallic blue dorsal coloration.
More on authors: McEachran & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 765 - 1440 m (Ref. 75642). Temperate; 30°S - 45°S, 113°E - 155°E (Ref. 114953)
Indo-West Pacific: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75642)
A benthic species found on continental slope (Ref. 114953). Length of smallest mature male 53.5 cm TL and smallest juvenile 19.3 cm TL (Ref. 75642). Occasionally caught by deep-sea trawlers (Ref. 114953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McEachran, J.D. and P.R. Last, 2008. New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Aehynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. In Last, P.R., W.T. White, J.J. Pogonoski and D.C. Gledhill (eds): Descriptions of new Australian skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) Pg. 155-172. CSIRO marine and atmospheric research paper no. 021. (Ref. 75642)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Tools
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