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Mosaic skate

Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the mosaic skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mosaic skate live?

Not recorded

Is the mosaic skate endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mosaic skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusPavoraja
  7. SpeciesPavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mosaic skate

Other species in the same genus Pavoraja.

Little skate

Pavoraja nitida

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Allens skate

Pavoraja alleni

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Sandy skate

Pavoraja arenaria

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Dusky skate

Pavoraja umbrosa

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMosaic skate vs Little skateMosaic skate vs Allens skateMosaic skate vs Sandy skateMosaic skate vs False peacock skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mosaic skate?

The mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae in the order Rajiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-skate

MLA

“Mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{mosaic_skate_2026,
  title = {Mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mosaic-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}