Neoraja caerulea

Neoraja caerulea
Neoraja caerulea
Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Neoraja
Species: N. caerulea
Binomial name
Neoraja caerulea
(Stehmann, 1976)
Synonyms

Breviraja caerulea

Neoraja caerulea, also known as the blue ray, is a species of fish in the Rajidae family. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately 30 centimetres (12 in) and is endemic to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean off Ireland and Iceland.[1] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (2,000 to 4,140 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Neoraja caerulea" in FishBase. October 2009 version.