Beringraja
| Beringraja | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Big skate, Beringraja binoculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Beringraja Ishihara, Treloar, Bor, Senou & Jeong, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| Raja binoculata | |
Beringraja is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae with up to six described species. Formerly, they were included in the genus Raja until 2012, when the genus Beringraja was erected for the two species which had multiple embryos per egg capsule.[1] Genetic evidence has led to four additional species being proposed for inclusion in the genus, although this issue has not be completely resolved.[3][4] These large skates are found in the North Pacific.[5]
Species
[edit]There are two species in this genus:[6]
- Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855) (Big skate)
- Beringraja pulchra (Liu, 1932) (Mottled skate)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ishihara, H., Treloar, M., Bor, P.H.F., Senou, H. and Jeong, C.H. (2012). The comparative morphology of skate egg capsules (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes). Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 41: 9-25.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Rajidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Chondrichthyan Tree of Life". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Last, P. R., S. Weigmann and L. Yang 2016. Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes). In: Last and Yearsley (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. 11-34.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Beringraja". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Beringraja". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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