Pavoraja alleni


Pavoraja alleni, or Allen's skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is bathydemersal and lives on soft bottoms of the continental shelf in depths from. It is native to Australia. Its maximum length is. It lays egg capsules which have horn-like protections in each corner. As typical of rays, it does not guard its eggs.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen of the Western Australia Museum, who furnished the authors with the specimens.