WoRMS taxon details
Rajidae
AphiaID: 105711
AphiaID: 105711
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Batoidea (Infraclass) > Rajiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Rajiformes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Amblyraja Malm, 1877 Genus Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 Genus Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 Genus Dactylobatus Bean & Weed, 1909 Genus Dentiraja Genus Dipturus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Fenestraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982 Genus Gurgesiella Genus Hongeo Genus Leucoraja Malm, 1877 Genus Malacoraja Stehmann, 1970 Genus Neoraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982 Genus Okamejei Ishiyama, 1958 Genus Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Rajella Stehmann, 1970 Genus Rostroraja Genus Zearaja Whitley, 1939 Genus Arctoraja accepted as Bathyraja Genus Batis Bonaparte, 1838 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Cephaleutherus accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Crurirja accepted as Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 Genus Dactilobatus accepted as Dactylobatus Bean & Weed, 1909 Genus Dasybatus Bonaparte, 1834 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Hieroptera accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Leiobatus Klein, 1775 accepted as Aetobatus de Blainville, 1816 Genus Malacorhina accepted as Psammobatis Günther, 1870 Genus Propterygia accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Psammobatus accepted as Psammobatis Günther, 1870 Genus Raya accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Spiniraja Whitley, 1939 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Uraptera accepted as Rioraja | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Benthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions; rare in tropical shallow waters or near coral reefs; some species enter brackish waters. Disc quadrangular to rhomboidal. Mouth transversed to arched, with numerous teeth. Five pairs of ventral gill slits. Tail very slender, with lateral folds, usually 2 reduced dorsal fins and a reduced caudal fin. Electric organs weak, developed from caudal muscles. Skin prickly in most species, the prickles often in a row along midline of dorsal. Oviparous; eggs in a horny capsule with four long tips. Skates feed on other benthic organisms. Skate wings are considered good eating. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105711 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Rajidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105711 on 2013-06-20 | |||||||||||||||||
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