Species Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Raja hyperborea Collett, R. 1879. Fiske fra Nordhvas-Expeditiones sidste Togt, Sommeren 1878. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 1878(14): 1-106 [7].

  Type data:

   Holotype UZMO J3134, north-west of Spitzbergen, Norway.

 

Generic Combinations

• Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879). —
  McEachran, J.D. & Dunn, K.A. 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of skates, a morphologically conservative clade of elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). Copeia 1998(2): 271-290 [286]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Raia hyperborea (Collett, 1879) [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 [330]

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off southern Australia, from approx. off Gabo Island to off Portland, VIC and TAS; temperate, east-Atlantic-Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental rise, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

980-2000 m, usually 1300–1500 m.

 

General References

Bigelow, H.B. & Schroeder, W.C. 1953. Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays. pp. 1-514, figs 1-117 in Parr, A.E. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(2): 1-599 [206]

Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Rajidae. pp. 180-184 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [181]

Last, P.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Weigmann, S. 2016. 19. Skates. Family Rajidae. pp. 204-363 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [213]

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [350] (as Raja hyperborea)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [356]

Last, P.R. & Stewart, A. 2015. Families Torpedinidae, Narkidae, Rajidae. pp. 169-179 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [177]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [350] (Boreal Skate)

Last, P.R. & Stewart, A. 2015. Families Torpedinidae, Narkidae, Rajidae. pp. 169-179 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [177] (Thorny Skate)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Boreal Skate)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [17] (Boreal Skate)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
31-Jul-2018	RAJIDAE	17-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Mar-2010	MODIFIED