Biology:Gurgesiella

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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes

Gurgesiella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Gurgesiellidae
Genus: Gurgesiella
F. de Buen, 1959

Gurgesiella is a genus of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. These relatively small deep-water skates are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans off South and Central America.[1]

Species

  • Gurgesiella atlantica (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) (Atlantic pygmy skate)
  • Gurgesiella dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno, 1980 (Onefin skate)
  • Gurgesiella furvescens F. de Buen, 1959 (Dusky finless skate)


References

  1. Weigmann, S., Séret, B., Last, P.R. & McEachran, J.D. 2016. Pygmy Skates, Family Gurgesiellidae. Pp. 473–493 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne. ISBN:9780643109131. Reference page.

Wikidata ☰ Q2704123 entry