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Raja maderensis

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Raja maderensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Raja
Species:
R. maderensis
Binomial name
Raja maderensis
Lowe, 1838

Raja maderensis is a species of hardnose skate.[2][3]

Description

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Range

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It has been observed on iNaturalist exclusively in the Açores, so it is possible that it is an endemic species, though not much is known about it.

Habitat

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Ecology

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Etymology

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Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Walls, R.H.L.; Buscher, E.; Stehmann, M.F.W. (2015). "Raja maderensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161459A48939762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T161459A48939762.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Madeira Skate (Raja maderensis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838". Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2024. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  • Lowe, R.T. (1838) A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira, with the principal Synonyms, Portuguese Names, and Characters of the new Genera and Species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2, 173–200