Gurgesiella Explained

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)

Notes and 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. . Reference page.