Raja montagui Fowler 1910
Raja montagui Fowler, 1910 Distribution. Spotted ray ( R. montagui ) is distributed widely in the Northeast Atlantic, ranging from the Shetland Islands to Morocco, including the Algerian and Tunisian coasts of the Mediterranean Sea (Stehmann & Bürkel, 1984; Serena et al., 2010). It occurs in ins...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5631370 2024-09-15T18:25:30+00:00 Raja montagui Fowler 1910 Gordon, Cat A. Hood, Ali R. Ellis, Jim R. 2016-12-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631370 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C2E354FFC0FFC4FF49FCAAFDE35B72 unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4150.3.2 http://zenodo.org/record/272101 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFFB9B2CFFCEFFCAFFDEFFB5FFF25D59 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03C2E354FFC0FFC4FF49FCAAFDE35B72 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.272106 http://zoobank.org/08E63512-49DB-495C-83FC-CDF206A516CF https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631369 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631370 oai:zenodo.org:5631370 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C2E354FFC0FFC4FF49FCAAFDE35B72 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) of the British Isles, pp. 255-280 in Zootaxa, 4150(3), 269, (2016-12-31) Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Rajidae Raja Raja montagui info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2016 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.563137010.11646/zootaxa.4150.3.210.5281/zenodo.27210610.5281/zenodo.5631369 2024-07-26T05:53:26Z Raja montagui Fowler, 1910 Distribution. Spotted ray ( R. montagui ) is distributed widely in the Northeast Atlantic, ranging from the Shetland Islands to Morocco, including the Algerian and Tunisian coasts of the Mediterranean Sea (Stehmann & Bürkel, 1984; Serena et al., 2010). It occurs in inshore waters and shallow shelf seas at depths of 8–283 m (Ellis et al., 2005), although it is found more frequently at depths less than 100 m. Juveniles usually occur closer inshore on sandy sediments. Eggcases have been submitted to the Great Eggcase Hunt from the majority of the British coastline, although there were very few reports from the east coast of Scotland and northeast coast of England. Material examined. Fifty-two eggcases were measured in total; including specimens from the Great Eggcase Hunt (n = 33), trawl surveys (n = 16) and from public aquaria (n = 3). Description. The eggcase length of R. montagui (Figure 7 a) is 56.5 ± 13.7 mm (31.6–75.4 mm), and eggcase width is 34.1 ± 1.6 mm (29.0– 36.7 mm). The capsule has fine longitudinal striations which run the length of the eggcase. There are no keels on the capsule and the margins are usually cleanly fused, with occasional remnants of the attachment fibres present. The anterior apron is broad and straight, but is often broken and frayed in strandline specimens. In contrast, the posterior apron is negligible. The posterior horns are marginally shorter than the anterior horns and end in small hooks. Remarks. The eggcase of R. montagui is similar in appearance to that of R. undulata and there is a degree of overlap of eggcase size. Hence, the eggcases of these two species can often be confused, particularly in areas where they both occur, such as the English Channel. The eggcase of R. montagui can be almost translucent when held to the light, and it is generally smaller, less robust and of a cleaner appearance than the larger R. undulata eggcase, which often has attachment fibres. The eggcase lengths and widths recorded in the present study extended the known ... Other/Unknown Material Northeast Atlantic Zenodo |
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Raja montagui Fowler, 1910 Distribution. Spotted ray ( R. montagui ) is distributed widely in the Northeast Atlantic, ranging from the Shetland Islands to Morocco, including the Algerian and Tunisian coasts of the Mediterranean Sea (Stehmann & Bürkel, 1984; Serena et al., 2010). It occurs in inshore waters and shallow shelf seas at depths of 8–283 m (Ellis et al., 2005), although it is found more frequently at depths less than 100 m. Juveniles usually occur closer inshore on sandy sediments. Eggcases have been submitted to the Great Eggcase Hunt from the majority of the British coastline, although there were very few reports from the east coast of Scotland and northeast coast of England. Material examined. Fifty-two eggcases were measured in total; including specimens from the Great Eggcase Hunt (n = 33), trawl surveys (n = 16) and from public aquaria (n = 3). Description. The eggcase length of R. montagui (Figure 7 a) is 56.5 ± 13.7 mm (31.6–75.4 mm), and eggcase width is 34.1 ± 1.6 mm (29.0– 36.7 mm). The capsule has fine longitudinal striations which run the length of the eggcase. There are no keels on the capsule and the margins are usually cleanly fused, with occasional remnants of the attachment fibres present. The anterior apron is broad and straight, but is often broken and frayed in strandline specimens. In contrast, the posterior apron is negligible. The posterior horns are marginally shorter than the anterior horns and end in small hooks. Remarks. The eggcase of R. montagui is similar in appearance to that of R. undulata and there is a degree of overlap of eggcase size. Hence, the eggcases of these two species can often be confused, particularly in areas where they both occur, such as the English Channel. The eggcase of R. montagui can be almost translucent when held to the light, and it is generally smaller, less robust and of a cleaner appearance than the larger R. undulata eggcase, which often has attachment fibres. The eggcase lengths and widths recorded in the present study extended the known ... |
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Descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) of the British Isles, pp. 255-280 in Zootaxa, 4150(3), 269, (2016-12-31) |
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