Raja maderensis
| Raja maderensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Raja |
| Species: | R. maderensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Raja maderensis | |
Raja maderensis is a species of hardnose skate.[3][4]
Range
Raja maderensis appears to only be found in the shelf and upper slope of Madeira. Specimens possibly attributable to this species or one very similar are reported from the Azores, with their taxonomic placement pending assessment and clarification.[5]
Etymology
Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
References
- ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Walls, R.H.L.; Buscher, E.; Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Raja maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T161459A48939762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161459A48939762.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Lowe, Richard Thomas (1838). "A Synopsis of the Fishes of Madeira; with the principal Synonyms, Portuguese Names, and Characters of the new Genera and Species". The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 2 (3): 173–200. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1839.tb00017.x. ISSN 1469-7998.
- ^ "Madeira Skate (Raja maderensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838". Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2024. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Walls, R.H.L.; Buscher, E.; Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Raja maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T161459A48939762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161459A48939762.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.