Neoraja caerulea

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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]

Neoraja caerulea
Faeroese stamp with illustration of Neoraja caerulea by Astrid Andreasen.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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