Neoraja caerulea

Neoraja caerulea
	Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
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 or blue pygmy skate,^[2] is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. 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, and south to the Bay of Biscay.^[1]^[2] It occurs at depths of 600 to 1,262 metres (1,969 to 4,140 ft).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161666A48908962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161666A48908962.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoraja caerulea". FishBase. October 2009 version.

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Neoraja caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161666A48908962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161666A48908962.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neoraja caerulea". FishBase. October 2009 version.

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