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Notoraja lira
Mceachran & Last, 2008
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae
Reference of the original description
New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21, 155–172
New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21, 155–172
Image of the original description
Notoraja lira sp. nov, juvenile male holotype (CSIRO H 3174–08, 415 mm TL, fresh) dorsal surface; In: McEACHRAN, J.D. & Last, P.R. 2008 New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21: 155-172
Notoraja lira sp. nov, juvenile male holotype (CSIRO H 3174–08, 415 mm TL, fresh) dorsal surface; In: McEACHRAN, J.D. & Last, P.R. 2008 New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21: 155-172
Description :
Citation: Notoraja lira Mceachran & Last, 2008: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Notoraja lira sp. nov, juvenile male holotype (CSIRO H 3174–08, 415 mm TL, fresh) ventral surface; In: McEACHRAN, J.D. & Last, P.R. 2008 New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21: 155-172
Notoraja lira sp. nov, juvenile male holotype (CSIRO H 3174–08, 415 mm TL, fresh) ventral surface; In: McEACHRAN, J.D. & Last, P.R. 2008 New deepwater skates of the genus Notoraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from southern Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 21: 155-172
Short Description
Original diagnosis after McEACHRAN & LAST, 2008 [3316]: A moderately large species of Notoraja with the following combination of characters: disc width 56.9% TL; preorbital snout length 15.4% TL; pre-upper jaw length 16.3% TL; tail length from posterior margin of cloaca to tip 54.3% TL; dorsal surface of disc largely free of dermal denticles; thorns absent on snout; regular row of thorns along midline of tail and two irregular rows of thorns on dorsolateral aspect of tail; ventral surface of tail naked; oronasal pits absent; tooth rows 36 in upper jaw and 33 in lower jaw; pectoral-fin radials 62–63; trunk centra 24; predorsal caudal vertebral centra 70; rostral appendices about 94.0% of nasobasal length, subconical in cross section posteriorly and connected to rostral shaft at node; pale bluish with white areas dorsally and ventrally.
Original diagnosis after McEACHRAN & LAST, 2008 [3316]: A moderately large species of Notoraja with the following combination of characters: disc width 56.9% TL; preorbital snout length 15.4% TL; pre-upper jaw length 16.3% TL; tail length from posterior margin of cloaca to tip 54.3% TL; dorsal surface of disc largely free of dermal denticles; thorns absent on snout; regular row of thorns along midline of tail and two irregular rows of thorns on dorsolateral aspect of tail; ventral surface of tail naked; oronasal pits absent; tooth rows 36 in upper jaw and 33 in lower jaw; pectoral-fin radials 62–63; trunk centra 24; predorsal caudal vertebral centra 70; rostral appendices about 94.0% of nasobasal length, subconical in cross section posteriorly and connected to rostral shaft at node; pale bluish with white areas dorsally and ventrally.
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Southeastern sector, Borken Ridge.
Indian Ocean: Southeastern sector, Borken Ridge.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4178;
shark-references Species-ID=4178;
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