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Notoraja inusitata
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 inusitata Séret & Last, 2012: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
Short Description
A species of Notoraja (probably of medium size as male 440 mm TL is juvenile), disc broadly heart-shaped, snout tip projecting as a short blunted triangle, single preorbital thorn; dorsal surface of disc entirely velvety, covered with very fine denticles; ventral surface of disc naked; tail long and tapering from base to first dorsal fin, slightly expanded at level of dorsal fins; tail entirely pricked except for the ventral base, an irregular mediodorsal row of small denticles on tail; lateral tail folds expanded at level of dorsal and caudal fins, but width less than tail width; low epichordal caudal-fin lobe; nasal lobes not greatly expanded, mouth relatively narrow; anterior and posterior pelvic-fin lobes subequal in length; dorsal surface pale greyish brown, ventral surface whitish; total centra 143. [16142]
A species of Notoraja (probably of medium size as male 440 mm TL is juvenile), disc broadly heart-shaped, snout tip projecting as a short blunted triangle, single preorbital thorn; dorsal surface of disc entirely velvety, covered with very fine denticles; ventral surface of disc naked; tail long and tapering from base to first dorsal fin, slightly expanded at level of dorsal fins; tail entirely pricked except for the ventral base, an irregular mediodorsal row of small denticles on tail; lateral tail folds expanded at level of dorsal and caudal fins, but width less than tail width; low epichordal caudal-fin lobe; nasal lobes not greatly expanded, mouth relatively narrow; anterior and posterior pelvic-fin lobes subequal in length; dorsal surface pale greyish brown, ventral surface whitish; total centra 143. [16142]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=12402;
shark-references Species-ID=12402;
