Zearaja Explained

Zearaja is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently consists of four described species found in oceans off New Zealand, Tasmania and southern South America.^[1]

Species

There are four species in the genus:^[1]

• Zearaja argentinensis (Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner & Figueroa, 2008) (Argentine skate)
• Zearaja chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) (Yellownose skate)
• Zearaja maugeana (Last & Gledhill, 2007) (Maugean skate)
• Zearaja nasuta (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (New Zealand rough skate)

Notes and References

1. Book: Last, P.R.. Peter R. Last. Weigman, S. . Yang, L. . 2016 . Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes) . 11–34 . Last, P.R. . Yearsley, G.R. . Rays of the World: Supplementary Information . CSIRO Special Publication . 9781486308019 .