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Raja torpedo
Linnaeus, 1758
(fish)
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Entity:
Raja (Genus) - skates
..[Amblyraja] (Subgenus)
..[Dipturus] (Subgenus) - longnosed skates
..[Leucoraja] (Subgenus)
..[Malacoraja] (Subgenus)
..[Raja] (Subgenus)
..Raja ackleyi (Species) - ocellate skate
..Raja africana (Species) - African ray
..[Raja altavela] (Species)
..[Raja aquila] (Species)
..Raja asterias (Species) - starry skate
..[Raja australis] (Species)
..Raja bahamensis (Species)
..[Raja binoculata] (Species) - big skate
..Raja brachyura (Species) - blonde ray
..[Raja cerva] (Species)
..Raja cervigoni (Species) - finspot ray
..[Raja chilensis] (Species)
..Raja chinensis (Species)
..Raja clavata (Species) - thornback skate
..Raja cortezensis (Species) - Cortez' ray
..Raja eglanteria (Species) - clearnose skate
..Raja equatorialis (Species) - Equatorial ray
..[Raja flavirostris] (Species)
..[Raja floridana] (Species)
..Raja herwigi (Species)
..[Raja innominata] (Species)
..Raja inornata (Species) - California ray
..Raja karagea (Species)
..[Raja koreana] (Species)
..[Raja kwangtungensis] (Species)
..[Raja lintea] (Species)
..Raja macrorynchus (Species)
..Raja maderensis (Species) - Madeiran ray
..Raja microocellata (Species) - owl ray
..Raja miraletus (Species) - brown ray
..Raja montagui (Species) - Homelyn ray
..[Raja montereyensis] (Species)
..[Raja nidarosiensis] (Species)
..[Raja ocellifera] (Species)
..[Raja parva] (Species)
..[Raja pastinaca] (Species)
..[Raja polyommata] (Species)
..Raja polystigma (Species) - speckled ray
..Raja pulchra (Species) - mottled skate
..Raja radula (Species) - rough ray
..Raja rhina (Species) - longnose skate
..[Raja rhinobatos] (Species)
..Raja rondeleti (Species) - Rondelet's ray
..Raja rouxi (Species)
..Raja stellulata (Species) - starry skate
..Raja straeleni (Species) - biscuit skate
..[Raja straelini] (Species)
..Raja texana (Species) - Roundel skate
..[Raja tobae] (Species)
..Raja undulata (Species) - painted ray
..Raja velezi (Species) - Velez ray
..[Raja whitleyi] (Species)
..[Rajella] (Subgenus)
..[Rostroraja] (Subgenus)
..[Raja torpedo] (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 231.
Types
Type of
:
Torpedo
(Genus)
Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg.
Ref:
C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b
: 48 [synonym].
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Variants
Pre-starting point name
:
Torpedo
Plinius, nom. inval.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 6 Jun 2024.
Combinations
Subsequent combination
:
Torpedo torpedo
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonyms
Replacement name
:
Torpedo ocellata
Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg.
Ref:
C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810b
: 48.
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