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Raja Linnaeus, 1758

105766  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105766)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Batoidea (Infraclass)
  10. Rajiformes (Order)
  11. Rajidae (Family)
  12. Raja (Genus)
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Genus
Raia Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (spelling superseded by Raja)

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  1. Species Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Raja mauritaniensis White & Fricke, 2021
  3. Species Raja straeleni Poll, 1951
  4. Species Raja abyssicola Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Bathyraja abyssicola (Gilbert, 1896)
  5. Species Raja acanthiderma Fowler, 1947 accepted as Fenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)
  6. Species Raja ackleyi Garman, 1881 accepted as Rostroraja ackleyi (Garman, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Raja africana Capapé, 1977 accepted as Raja mauritaniensis White & Fricke, 2021
  8. Species Raja alba Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)
  9. Species Raja aleutica Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Raja annandalei Weber, 1913 accepted as Rajella annandalei (Weber, 1913)
  11. Species Raja badia Garman, 1899 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
  12. Species Raja barnardi Norman, 1935 accepted as Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)
  13. Species Raja bathyphila Holt & Byrne, 1908 accepted as Rajella bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908)
  14. Species Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Raja bigelowi Stehmann, 1978 accepted as Rajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978)
  16. Species Raja binoculata Girard, 1855 accepted as Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855) (synonym)
  17. Species Raja borea Garman, 1899 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
  18. Species Raja caudaspinosa von Bonde & Swart, 1923 accepted as Rajella caudaspinosa (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
  19. Species Raja circularis Couch, 1838 accepted as Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838) (Basionym)
  20. Species Raja clarkii Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958 accepted as Dactylobatus clarkii (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958)
  21. Species Raja compagnoi Stehmann, 1995 accepted as Leucoraja compagnoi (Stehmann, 1995)
  22. Species Raja confundens Hulley, 1970 accepted as Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)
  23. Species Raja crosnieri Séret, 1989 accepted as Dipturus crosnieri (Séret, 1989)
  24. Species Raja dissimilis Hulley, 1970 accepted as Rajella dissimilis (Hulley, 1970)
  25. Species Raja doellojuradoi Pozzi, 1935 accepted as Amblyraja doellojuradoi (Pozzi, 1935)
  26. Species Raja doutrei Cadenat, 1960 accepted as Dipturus doutrei (Cadenat, 1960)
  27. Species Raja erinacea Mitchill, 1825 accepted as Leucoraja erinaceus (Mitchill, 1825)
  28. Species Raja floridana Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962 accepted as Dipturus teevani (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)
  29. Species Raja fuliginea Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954 accepted as Rajella fuliginea (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954)
  30. Species Raja fyllae Lütken, 1887 accepted as Rajella fyllae (Lütken, 1887)
  31. Species Raja garmani Whitley, 1939 accepted as Leucoraja garmani (Whitley, 1939)
  32. Species Raja georgiana Norman, 1938 accepted as Amblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938)
  33. Species Raja gigas Ishiyama, 1958 accepted as Dipturus gigas (Ishiyama, 1958)
  34. Species Raja heemstrai McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 accepted as Okamejei heemstrai (McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982)
  35. Species Raja hyperborea Collett, 1879 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
  36. Species Raja isotrachys Günther, 1877 accepted as Bathyraja isotrachys (Günther, 1877)
  37. Species Raja jenseni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 accepted as Amblyraja jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
  38. Species Raja johannisdavisi Alcock, 1899 accepted as Dipturus johannisdavisi (Alcock, 1899)
  39. Species Raja kincaidii Garman, 1908 accepted as Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908)
  40. Species Raja kukujevi Dolganov, 1985 accepted as Rajella kukujevi (Dolganov, 1985)
  41. Species Raja laevis Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Dipturus laevis (Mitchill, 1818)
  42. Species Raja leopardus von Bonde & Swart, 1923 accepted as Rajella leopardus (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
  43. Species Raja leucosticta Stehmann, 1971 accepted as Leucoraja leucosticta (Stehmann, 1971)
  44. Species Raja lintea Fries, 1838 accepted as Rajella lintea (Fries, 1838) (synonym)
  45. Species Raja mollis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 accepted as Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923)
  46. Species Raja naevus Müller & Henle, 1841 accepted as Leucoraja naevus (Müller & Henle, 1841)
  47. Species Raja nidarosiensis Storm, 1881 accepted as Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) (Basionym)
  48. Species Raja ocellata Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill, 1815)
  49. Species Raja olseni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 accepted as Dipturus olseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)
  50. Species Raja oregoni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958 accepted as Dipturus oregoni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958)
  51. Species Raja oxyrinchus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Basionym)
  52. Species Raja purpuriventralis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962 accepted as Rajella purpuriventralis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
  53. Species Raja radiata Donovan, 1808 accepted as Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808) (basionym)
  54. Species Raja ravidula Hulley, 1970 accepted as Rajella ravidula (Hulley, 1970)
  55. Species Raja rhina Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 accepted as Beringraja rhina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (synonym)
  56. Species Raja richardsoni Garrick, 1961 accepted as Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)
  57. Species Raja robertsi Hulley, 1970 accepted as Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)
  58. Species Raja senta Garman, 1885 accepted as Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885)
  59. Species Raja spinacidermis Barnard, 1923 accepted as Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923)
  60. Species Raja spinicauda Jensen, 1914 accepted as Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)
  61. Species Raja springeri Wallace, 1967 accepted as Dipturus springeri (Wallace, 1967)
  62. Species Raja stenorhynchus Wallace, 1967 accepted as Dipturus stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967)
  63. Species Raja taaf Meisner, 1987 accepted as Amblyraja taaf (Meisner, 1987)
  64. Species Raja teevani Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 accepted as Dipturus teevani (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)
  65. Species Raja tengu Jordan & Fowler, 1903 accepted as Dipturus tengu (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
  66. Species Raja trachura Gilbert, 1892 accepted as Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert, 1892)
  67. Species Raja wallacei Hulley, 1970 accepted as Leucoraja wallacei (Hulley, 1970)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 231 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Raja Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105766 on 2025-04-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Raja Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105766 on 2025-04-04
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2023-11-08 18:36:02Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 231 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Japanese メガネカスベ属  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Catalog of Fishes 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Raja) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia ackleyi P07502 illustration) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Raja miraletus
Raja miraletus
Image from typetaxon
Verschil functioneren ecosysteem
Verschil functioneren ecosysteem
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia ackleyi P07502 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia ackleyi P07502 illustration)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia P07295 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia P07295 illustration)
Hosted externally
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