Rostroraja ackleyi

Garman, 1881


Ocellate skate
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae

Reference of the original description
Garman, S. (1881)
Reports on the results of dredging, under the Supervisionof 'Alexander Agassiz, along the Atlantic coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake," Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. XII. Reports on the Selachians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 8(11), 231–237

Image of the original description
No image in first description.

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Raia ackleyi, Raja ackleyi, Raja alia, Rajella alia

Types
Rostroraja ackleyi

Raja ackleyi
Holotype: MCZ: 748-S
Raja alia
XXXX: No types known;


Description :


Citation: Rostroraja ackleyi Garman, 1881: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

No image available.
Please send your images of "Rostroraja ackleyi" to
info@shark-references.com
Common names
spa Raya ocelada, eng Ocellate skate

Short Description
Disc broadly rounded. Upper surface of disk is pale and has dark spots. Ocellus on each pectoral fin usually oval. Ocelli are closer [17658]. Lower surface white without dark markings [199].

Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Florida, USA to Yucatan, Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733].

Size / Weight / Age
51.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [17050])

Habitat
demersal; marine, usually ? - 45 m [17658]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14793;