Notoraja

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Notoraja
Notoraja spinifera (Spiny deepsea skate).gif
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Notoraja
, 1958

Notoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • & Last, 2012 (Alis skate)[2]
  • & Last, 2008 (Blue skate)
  • & Last, 2012 (Fiji skate)[2]
  • Last & , 2006 (Ghost skate)
  • & Last, 2012 (Strange skate)[2]
  • & Last, 2008 (Broken Ridge skate)
  • & Last, 2012 (Long-ventral skate)[2]
  • , & , 2016 (Barbedwire-tailed skate)[3]
  • & Last, 1994 (Pale skate)
  • & Last, 2009 (Sapphire skate)
  • , Last & , 2017 (Papuan velvet skate)[4]
  • & Last, 2008 (Blotched skate)
  • (, 1940) (Lead-hued skate)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Notoraja in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. ^ a b c d Séret, B. & Last, P.R. (2012): New deep water skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajoidei, Arhynchobatidae) from the southwest Pacific. Zoosystema, 34 (2): 319-341.
  3. ^ Concha, F.J., Ebert, D.A. & Long, D.J. (2016): Notoraja martinezi sp. nov., a new species of deepwater skate and the first record of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 4098 (1): 179-190.
  4. ^ White, W.T., Last P.R. & Mana, R.R. (2017): A new species of velvet skate, Notoraja sereti n. sp. (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from Papua New Guinea. Biotaxa 4244 (2): 219-230.
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