Amblyraja
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Amblyraja is a genus from the family of the real rays (Rajidae), which occurs mainly in the Atlantic , but also in the eastern and northern Pacific , in the Arabian Sea , in the sub-Antarctic and off the southern coast of Australia and New Zealand .
features
Amblyraja species have a thick body, the outer corners of their trunk are angular and they have a relatively short, usually shorter than their other bodies, and thick tail. They have a few small thorns along their snouts, but more noticeable along their eyes, neck, shoulder girdle, and along the center of their back to their tail. They are usually gray-brown to dark brown or reddish, their light spots, which can also turn white to cream-colored, are noticeable, but these have no specific pattern. Deep-sea species are lighter with dark spots when they are young, and eventually turn dark in color.
species
There are currently ten recognized species within this genus:
- Amblyraja badia ( Garman , 1899)
- Amblyraja doellojuradoi ( Pozzi , 1935)
- Amblyraja frerichsi ( Krefft , 1968)
- Amblyraja georgiana ( Norman , 1938)
- Arctic ray ( Amblyraja hyperborea ( Collett , 1879) )
- Jensen's rays ( Amblyraja jenseni ( Bigelow & Schroeder , 1950) )
- Star ray ( Amblyraja radiata ( Donovan , 1808) )
- Amblyraja reversa ( Lloyd , 1906)
- Amblyraja robertsi ( Hulley , 1970)
- Amblyraja taaf ( Meisner , 1987)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Amblyraja on Fishbase.org (English), last accessed on November 5, 2017.
- ↑ David A. Ebert: DEEP-SEA CARTILAGINOUS FISHES OF THE INDIAN OCEAN Volume 2 Batoids and Chimaeras ; Food and agriculture organization of the united nations, Rome 2014, ISBN 978-92-5-108453-3 ( // PDF ) p. 53.
Web links
- Amblyraja on Fishbase.org (English)