Rajidae

Amblyraja hyperborea, a species of familia Rajidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rajoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Rajomorphii Ordo: Rajiformes Superfamilia: Rajoidea

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamiliae: Arhynchobatinae - Rajinae

Overview of genera

Amblyraja - Anacanthobatis - Arhynchobatis - Atlantoraja - Bathyraja - Breviraja - Brochiraja - Cruriraja - Dactylobatus - Dipturus - Fenestraja - Gurgesiella - Indobatis – Irolita - Leucoraja - Malacoraja - Neoraja - Notoraja - Okamejei - Pavoraja - Psammobatis - Pseudoraja - Raja - Rajella - Rhinoraja - Rioraja - Rostroraja - Sympterygia - Zearaja

Name

Rajidae

Synonyms

• Anacanthobatidae
• Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934

References

• Last, P.R.; Yearsley, G.K. 2002: Zoogeography and relationships of Australasian skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Journal of biogeography, 29(12): 1627-1641. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00793.x
• McEachran, J.D.; Dunn, K.A. 1998: Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia, 1998(2): 271-290. doi: 10.2307/1447424

Additional references

• Gordon, C.A., Hood, A.R. & Ellis, J.R. 2016. Descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) of the British Isles. Zootaxa 4150 (3): 255–280. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.3.2. reference page 

Links

• Rajidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2015.
• Genera of Rajidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes,
  Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & Van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2016. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

български: Морсколисицови
Ελληνικά: Σελάχια (Σαλάχια)