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Leucoraja elaineae
Ebert & Leslie, 2019
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae
Reference of the original description
Leucoraja elaineae sp. nov., a new rough skate (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4691(3), 225–234
Leucoraja elaineae sp. nov., a new rough skate (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4691(3), 225–234
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Description :
Citation: Leucoraja elaineae Ebert & Leslie, 2019: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Leucoraja elaineae Ebert & Leslie, 2019, female holotype, SAIAB 13742, 318 mm TL © Marsha Englebrecht
Leucoraja elaineae Ebert & Leslie, 2019, female holotype, SAIAB 13742, 318 mm TL © Marsha Englebrecht
Common names
Elaine’s Skate
Elaine’s Skate
Short Description
Diagnose after EBERT & LESLIE, 2019 [27706]: Leucoraja elaineae sp. n. can be separated from all other Leucoraja species by a combination of geographic distribution, color patterning, external morphological characteristics, and meristics. The new species has a simple dorsal color patterning of paired white spots and a single distinct ocelli at the mid-base of each pectoral fin, no tail bands or crossbars, dorsal fins that are not confluent, and a predorsal vertebral count (107), and a pectoral fin radial count (77) that differs from other species. The new species can be separated from its closest geographic congeners by a lack of tail bands and crossbars that are present in L. compagnoi and L. wallacei, and a slightly elongated, pronounced, and rather pointed snout (94.7°) vs a short, bluntly angled (>110°) snout for L. compagnoi and L. wallacei. The new species has a higher predorsal vertebral count (107) vs L. wallacei (64–74) and a higher pectoral fin radial count (77) vs L. wallacei (61–64).
Diagnose after EBERT & LESLIE, 2019 [27706]: Leucoraja elaineae sp. n. can be separated from all other Leucoraja species by a combination of geographic distribution, color patterning, external morphological characteristics, and meristics. The new species has a simple dorsal color patterning of paired white spots and a single distinct ocelli at the mid-base of each pectoral fin, no tail bands or crossbars, dorsal fins that are not confluent, and a predorsal vertebral count (107), and a pectoral fin radial count (77) that differs from other species. The new species can be separated from its closest geographic congeners by a lack of tail bands and crossbars that are present in L. compagnoi and L. wallacei, and a slightly elongated, pronounced, and rather pointed snout (94.7°) vs a short, bluntly angled (>110°) snout for L. compagnoi and L. wallacei. The new species has a higher predorsal vertebral count (107) vs L. wallacei (64–74) and a higher pectoral fin radial count (77) vs L. wallacei (61–64).
Distribution
off Malindi, Kenya (03° 25’ S; 40° 23’ E) (only holotype)
off Malindi, Kenya (03° 25’ S; 40° 23’ E) (only holotype)
Dentition
Teeth arranged in quincunx, with oval crown and short pointy cusps. Tooth rows in upper jaw 57; tooth series in upper jaw 5; tooth rows in lower jaw 58; tooth series in lower jaw 5. [27706]
Teeth arranged in quincunx, with oval crown and short pointy cusps. Tooth rows in upper jaw 57; tooth series in upper jaw 5; tooth rows in lower jaw 58; tooth series in lower jaw 5. [27706]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15509
shark-references Species-ID=15509
