Species Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)
Murray's Skate (FAO official name)
- Raja murrayi Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [15, pl. 5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1953.8.10.2-5, Kerguelen Island.
Generic Combinations
- Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880). —
Stehmann, M.F.W. 1986. Notes on the systematics of the rajid genus Bathyraja and its distribution in the world oceans. pp. 261-268 in Uyeno, T., Arai, R., Taniuchi, T. & Matsuura, K. (eds). Indo-Pacific Fish Biology. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes. Tokyo : Ichthyological Society of Japan 985 pp. [263]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Raia murrayi (Günther, 1880) [unjustified emendation of generic name]. —
Garman, S. 1913. The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 36: 1-528 pls 1-77 [364]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Kerguelen Plateau
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
60-650 m
General References
Stehmann, M. & D.L. Bürkel, D.L. 1990. Family Rajidae. pp. 86-97 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [93]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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