Notoraja sereti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rajiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Rajomorphii Ordo: Rajiformes

Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Arhynchobatinae
Tribus: Arhynchobatini
Genus: Notoraja
Species: Notoraja sereti

Name

Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017: 220

• Holotype: NTUM 10067, ♀ 459 mm TL, collected by Papua Niugini cruise, R/V Alison on 2 December 2012.
• Type locality: “southeast of Sek Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 5°07' S, 145°53' E, station CP 3967, 980 m depth”.
• Paratypes (2): NTUM 10042, ♀ 458 mm TL, “east of Sek Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 5°06' S, 145°53' E, Papua Niugini cruise, R/ V Alis, station CP3963, 960– 980 m depth”; NTUM 10330, juvenile ♂ 363 mm TL, “Astrolabe Bay, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 5°21' S, 145°53' E, Papua Niugini cruise, R/ V Alis, station CP4027, 800– 820 m depth”.

References

Primary references

• White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Mana, R.R. 2017. A new species of velvet skate, Notoraja sereti n.sp. (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4244(2): 219–230. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.2.4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Papuan Velvet Skate