Notoraja alisae
Séret & Last, 2012
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae
Reference of the original description
New deep water skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajoidei, Arhynchobatidae) from the southwest Pacific. Zoosystema, 34(2), 319–341
New deep water skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajoidei, Arhynchobatidae) from the southwest Pacific. Zoosystema, 34(2), 319–341
Description Pollerspoeck, Juergen:
Benediktinerring 34, D-94569 Stephansposching; juergen.pollerspoeck@shark-references.comCitation: Notoraja alisae Séret & Last, 2012: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Short Description
A medium-size species of Notoraja, disc wider than long; tail width at pelvic-fin axil 1.5-1.6 times its height; single rudimentary preorbital thorn; dorsal and ventral surfaces of disc entirely velvety, covered with fine denticles; tail long and slender, entirely velvety and without enlarged thorns; lateral tail folds variably expanded posteriorly, their width sometimes greater than tail width at level of second dorsal fin; nasal lobes expanded; anterior pelvic-fin lobe shorter that posterior lobe; dorsal and ventral surfaces pale greyish brown; total pectoral-fin radials 63; total centra 136-142; Colour (in preservative): Dorsal surface plain pale greyish brown. Ventral surface lighter, yellowish with faint whitish spots at level of pores of the lateral line system. [16142]
A medium-size species of Notoraja, disc wider than long; tail width at pelvic-fin axil 1.5-1.6 times its height; single rudimentary preorbital thorn; dorsal and ventral surfaces of disc entirely velvety, covered with fine denticles; tail long and slender, entirely velvety and without enlarged thorns; lateral tail folds variably expanded posteriorly, their width sometimes greater than tail width at level of second dorsal fin; nasal lobes expanded; anterior pelvic-fin lobe shorter that posterior lobe; dorsal and ventral surfaces pale greyish brown; total pectoral-fin radials 63; total centra 136-142; Colour (in preservative): Dorsal surface plain pale greyish brown. Ventral surface lighter, yellowish with faint whitish spots at level of pores of the lateral line system. [16142]
Dentition
Tooth rows in upper jaw 38 in male holotype (34-43 in paratypes); lower jaw 40 (33-38) [16142]
Tooth rows in upper jaw 38 in male holotype (34-43 in paratypes); lower jaw 40 (33-38) [16142]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=12401;
shark-references Species-ID=12401;