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Species in the family or subfamily Gurgesiellidae: [ 21 ] records


acanthiderma, Raja Fowler [H. W.] 1947:73, Fig. [The Fish Culturist v. 26 (no. 10); ref. 17571] North of Bahamas, east of Florida, Albatross station D.2660, 28°40'N, 78°46'W, depth 504 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 119444. Paratypes: USNM 119445 (1). •Synonym of Fenestraja plutonia (Garman 1881) -- (Jones et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37610]). Current status: Synonym of Fenestraja plutonia (Garman 1881). Gurgesiellidae. Habitat: marine.

andamanica, Raia Lloyd [R. E.] 1909:140 [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 2814] Andaman Sea, 10°21'N, 92°46'15"E, Investigator station 332, depth 279 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F1129/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 196896 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:32 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Lloyd 1909: Pl. 46 (fig. 2) [ref. 20539]. •Valid as Cruriraja andamanica (Lloyd 1909) -- (Stehmann 1976:135 [ref. 7085], McEachran & Fechhelm 1982:449 [ref. 8444], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:475 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:591 [ref. 36470], Kumar et al. 2018:297 [ref. 36178], Psomadakis et al. 2020:203 [ref. 37272], Aschliman & Ebert 2022:594 [ref. 39668]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja andamanica (Lloyd 1909). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Tanzania; Myanmar; Nicobar Islands (India). Habitat: marine.

atlantica, Pseudoraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1962:209, Figs. 11-13 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 128 (no. 4); ref. 5793] Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, 13°20'N, 82°02'W, Oregon station 1917, depth 325 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 196444. Paratypes: MCZ 40167-68 (1, 1). Additional material: (57). •Valid as Pseudoraja atlantica Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 -- (Cervigón & Alcalá 1999:164 [ref. 24490]). •Valid as Gurgesiella atlantica (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962) -- (McEachran & Compagno 1980:11 [ref. 6896], Uyeno & Miyake in Uyeno et al. 1983:80 [ref. 14275], McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Menni & Stehmann 2000:80 [ref. 24909], Camargo & Isaac 2001:144 [ref. 27639], Gomes & Gadig in Menezes et al. 2003:29 [ref. 27192], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:556 [ref. 26985], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:116 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211] see remarks, Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:491 [ref. 35006], Ehemann et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36194], Ehemann et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36861], Carvalho-Filho 2023:318 [ref. 40480], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gurgesiella atlantica (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Gulf of Mexico south to northern Brazil, including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

atlantis, Cruriraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1948:550, Figs. 3-4 [Journal of Marine Research v. 7; ref. 301] Off north-central coast of Cuba, depth 280-425 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 36320. Paratypes: (12) MCZ 36321 (1?). Type catalog: Gutiérrez de los Reyes et al. 2015:47 [ref. 36079]. •Valid as Cruriraja atlantis Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:548 [ref. 26985], Weigmann 2014:119 [ref. 33204], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Vinu et al. 2017:597 [ref. 36470], Weigmann et al. 2016:476 [ref. 35006], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja atlantis Bigelow & Schroeder 1948. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

atripinna, Breviraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1950:390, Pl. 3 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 103 (no. 7); ref. 302] Off the north-central coast of Cuba, 23°22'N, 79°53'W, depth 325 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 36370. Paratypes: MCZ (2). Type catalog: Gutiérrez de los Reyes et al. 2015:47 [ref. 36079] as atripina. •Valid as Breviraja atripinna Bigelow & Schroeder 1950 -- (McEachran & Compagno 1982:399 [ref. 2952]). •Valid as Fenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:554 [ref. 26985], Weigmann 2016:110 [ref. 34211] see remarks, Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:484 [ref. 35006], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

cadenati, Cruriraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1962:199, Fig. 9 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 128 (no. 4); ref. 5793] Off western coast of Puerto Rico, 18°16.5'N, 67°17'W, Oregon station 2650, depth 250 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 196443. Paratypes: MCZ 40240 (1). •Valid as Cruriraja cadenati Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 -- (Cervigón 1992:207 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:549 [ref. 26985], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:477 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:598 [ref. 36470], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja cadenati Bigelow & Schroeder 1962. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

cubensis, Breviraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1950:394, Pl. 4 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 103 (no. 7); ref. 302] Off north-central coast of Cuba, Atlantis station 3451, 23°20'N, 79°59'W. Holotype: MCZ 36443. Paratypes or additional material: (69). Type catalog: Gutiérrez de los Reyes et al. 2015:48 [ref. 36079]. •Valid as Breviraja cubensis Bigelow & Schroeder 1950 -- (McEachran & Compagno 1982:414 [ref. 2952]). •Valid as Fenestraja cubensis (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:554 [ref. 26985], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:484 [ref. 35006], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja cubensis (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

dorsalifera, Gurgesiella McEachran [J. D.] & Compagno [L. J. V.] 1980:2, Figs. 1-8 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 31 (no. 1); ref. 6896] Southwestern Atlantic, 23°50'S, 42°00'W, Walther Herwig station 97/68 [not 97/78], depth 800 meters. Holotype: ZMH 25046 [ex ISH 1948-1968]. Paratypes: ZMH 25043 [ex ISH 1797-1968] (2), 25044 [ex 1931-1968] (2), 25045 [ex 1943-1968] (2). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:72-73 [ref. 20751], Thiel et al. 2009:19-20 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Gurgesiella dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno 1980 -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Menni & Stehmann 2000:80 [ref. 24909], Gomes & Gadig in Menezes et al. 2003:29 [ref. 27192], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:557 [ref. 26985], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:33 [ref. 37485], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:492 [ref. 35006], Carvalho-Filho 2023:318 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Gurgesiella dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno 1980. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil. Habitat: marine.

durbanensis, Raia von Bonde [C.] & Swart [D. B.] 1923:11, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 5); ref. 522] Hondeklip Bay, southwestern South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Pickle station 343, depth 470 fathoms. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Cruriraja durbanensis (von Bonde & Swart 1923) -- (Hulley 1986:116 [ref. 5672], Compagno et al. 1991:91 [ref. 21083], Stehmann 1995:103 [ref. 22055], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], Compagno & Ebert 2007:141 [ref. 30471], Aschliman et al. 2010:370 [ref. 30970], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:478 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:598 [ref. 36470], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:164 [ref. 37302], Ebert et al. 2021:88 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja durbanensis (von Bonde & Swart 1923). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: off western South Africa. Habitat: marine.

furvescens, Gurgesiella de Buen [F.] 1959:185 [Boletim do Museu Nacional de Chile v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 697] Off Valparaíso, Chile. Holotype (unique): EBMC 10182. Holotype figured in de Buen 1960: Fig. 11 [ref. 11965]. •Valid as Gurgesiella furvescens de Buen 1959 -- (McEachran & Compagno 1979:533 [ref. 5226], McEachran & Compagno 1980:11 [ref. 6896], Pequeño 1989:17 [ref. 14125], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:114 [ref. 24023], McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:493 [ref. 35006], Calle-Morán et al. 2020:246 [ref. 37881], Grove et al. 2022:15 [ref. 41326], Victor et al. 2024:74 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Gurgesiella furvescens de Buen 1959. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Ecuador south to Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

hulleyi, Cruriraja Aschliman [N. C.], Ebert [D. A.] & Compagno [L. J. V.] 2010:364, Figs.1, 2A-B, 3A-B [Copeia 2010 (no.3); ref. 30970] South coast hake biomass survey, station A16438 122 083 3640, South Africa, ca. 34°29.6'S, 25°28.3'E, depth 308 meters. Holotype: SAM 37618. Paratypes: SA 37619 (1). •Valid as Cruriraja hulleyi Aschliman, Ebert & Compagno 2010 -- (Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:479 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:598 [ref. 36470], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:164 [ref. 37302], Ebert et al. 2021:88 [ref. 38234], Aschliman & Ebert 2022:595 [ref. 39668], Leeney 2024:84 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja hulleyi Aschliman, Ebert & Compagno 2010. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Lüderitz (Namibia) south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then east to east London (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Habitat: marine.

ishiyamai, Breviraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1962:190, Figs. 7-8 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 128 (no. 4); ref. 5793] Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, 13°18'N, 82°12'W, depth 350 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 196447 [ex MCZ 40174]. Paratypes: MCZ 40389 (1). Additional material: MCZ 40097 (1), 40665 (1). •Valid as Breviraja ishiyamai Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 -- (McEachran & Compagno 1982:414 [ref. 2952]). •Valid as Gurgesiella ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder 1862) -- (Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:32 [ref. 22793]). •Valid as Fenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:159 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:555 [ref. 26985], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:115 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:485 [ref. 35006], Ehemann et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36194], Blanco-Parra & Niño-Torres 2022:Correction, p. 5 [ref. 38986], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to northern Cuba; Quintana Roo (Mexico). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

maceachrani, Gurgesiella (Fenestraja) Séret [B.] 1989:56, Figs. 1-8 [Cybium v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 12833] Off Madagascar, 12°28'S, 48°11'E, depth 600-605 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1988-0641. Paratypes: MNHN 1988-0642 (1). •Valid as Fenestraja maceachrani (Séret 1989) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:486 [ref. 35006], Fricke et al. 2018:25 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja maceachrani (Séret 1989). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: off Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

mamillidens, Raja Alcock [A. W.] 1889:380 [6] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 23); ref. 81] Gulf of Manaar, 6°29'N, 79°34'E, Sri Lanka, depth 597 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI 11769 (hereabouts unknown). On p. 6 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [ref. 17304]. •Valid as Raja mamillidens Alcock 1889 -- (Stehmann 1976:146 [ref. 7085]). •Valid as Fenestraja mamillidens (Alcock 1889) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:487 [ref. 35006]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja mamillidens (Alcock 1889). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

parcomaculata, Raia von Bonde [C.] & Swart [D. B.] 1923:9, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 5); ref. 522] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 116, depth 298 fathoms. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1935.7.14.1 (1). Raja parcomaculata of Smith is a valid species from off southern Africa but needs a new name -- (Compagno & Ebert 2007:141, 143 [ref. 30471]). •Valid as Cruriraja parcomaculata (von Bonde & Swart 1923) -- (Hulley 1986:117 [ref. 5672], Compagno et al. 1991:92 [ref. 21083], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:91 [ref. 25472], Stehmann 1995:103 [ref. 22055], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], Compagno & Ebert 2007:143 [ref. 30471] with restricted locality, Aschliman et al. 2010:370 [ref. 30970], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:480 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:598 [ref. 36470], Ebert et al. 2021:89 [ref. 38234], Aschliman & Ebert 2022:596 [ref. 39668]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja parcomaculata (von Bonde & Swart 1923). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

plutonia, Raja Garman [S.] 1881:236 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 8 (no. 11); ref. 14294] Off South Carolina and Georgia, 31-32°N, 77-78°W, U.S.A., depth 229-333 fathoms. Syntypes: (8) MCZ 913-S (4), 914-S (1). Type catalog: Hartel & Dingerkus 1997:xlvii-xlviii [ref. 23119]. •Valid as Breviraja plutonia (Garman 1881) -- (McEachran & Compagno 1982:414 [ref. 2952]). •Valid as Gurgesiella plutonia (Garman 1881) -- (Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:33 [ref. 22793]). •Valid as Fenestraja plutonia (Garman 1881) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:160 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:555 [ref. 26985], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:115 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:488 [ref. 35006], Ehemann et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36194], Ehemann et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36861], Jones et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37610], Blanco-Parra & Niño-Torres 2022:Correction, p. 5 [ref. 38986], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja plutonia (Garman 1881). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Guyana, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

poeyi, Cruriraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1948:555, Figs. 1, 5 [Journal of Marine Research v. 7; ref. 301] Northern coast of Cuba, depth 210-475 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 36324. Additional specimens or paratypes: (14) USNM 123618 (1). Type catalog: Gutiérrez de los Reyes et al. 2015:47 [ref. 36079]. •Valid as Cruriraja poeyi Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 -- (Cervigón 1992:207 [ref. 23827], Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:29 [ref. 22793], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:150 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:549 [ref. 26985], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:121 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:481 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:598 [ref. 36470], Ehemann et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36194], Blanco-Parra & Niño-Torres 2022:Correction, p. 4 [ref. 38986], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja poeyi Bigelow & Schroeder 1948. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Cuba, including southern Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

rugosa, Cruriraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1958:226, Figs. 10-11 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 119 (no. 2); ref. 12049] Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, depth 200-300 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 156713. •Valid as Cruriraja rugosa Bigelow & Schroeder 1958 -- (Cervigón 1992:207 [ref. 23827], Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:29 [ref. 22793], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:151 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:550 [ref. 26985], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:122 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:128 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:482 [ref. 35006], Vinu et al. 2017:597 [ref. 36470], Ehemann et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36194], Ehemann et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36861], Jones et al. 2020:294 [ref. 37610], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098], Blanco-Parra & Niño-Torres 2022:Correction, p. 4 [ref. 38986], Carvalho-Filho 2023:318 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Cruriraja rugosa Bigelow & Schroeder 1958. Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Venezuela, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

sibogae, Raja Weber [M.] 1913:600, Fig. 122 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Bali Sea, 7°15'S, 115°15.6'E, Indonesia, Siboga station 12, depth 289 meters. Lectotype: ZMA 113491. Paralectotypes: ZMA 112640 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:7 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Stehmann 1976:138 [ref. 7085]. •Valid as Breviraja sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (Stehmann 1976:138 [ref. 7085], McEachran & Compagno 1982:414 [ref. 2952]). •Valid as Gurgesiella sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (Last & Compagno 1999:1452 [ref. 24639]). •Valid as Fenestraja sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:489 [ref. 35006]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja sibogae (Weber 1913). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: off Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

sinusmexicanus, Breviraja Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1950:396, Pl. 5 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 103 (no. 7); ref. 302] Gulf of Mexico, 28°34'00"N, 86°48'00"W, Albatross station 2396. Holotype: USNM 103367. Paratypes or additional material: (9) USNM 148268 (1), 148274-75 (2, 3), 148279 (2), 150260 (1). Original as Breviraja sinus-mexicanus. Although mexicanus is an adjective (feminine: mexicana), sinusmexicanus is treated as a noun by authors. •Valid as Breviraja sinusmexicanus Bigelow & Schroeder 1950 -- (McEachran & Compagno 1982:414 [ref. 2952], Boschung 1992:26 [ref. 23239]). •Valid as Gurgesiella sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) -- (Castro-Aguirre & Espinosa Pérez 1996:32 [ref. 22793]). •Valid as Fenestraja sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) -- (McEachran & Dunn 1998:286 [ref. 23312], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:161 [ref. 23897], Compagno 1999:491 [ref. 25589], McEachran & Carvalho 2003:556 [ref. 26985], Nelson et al. 2004:55 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:55 [ref. 32708], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:116 [ref. 34398], Weigmann 2016:111 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941], Weigmann et al. 2016:490 [ref. 35006], Ehemann et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36194], Ehemann et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36861], Jones et al. 2020:295 [ref. 37610], Blanco-Parra & Niño-Torres 2022:Correction, p. 5 [ref. 38986], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:93 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Fenestraja sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950). Gurgesiellidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Venezuela, including Gulf of Mexico, western and southern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

triangularis, Cruriraja Smith [J. L. B.] 1964:290, Pl. 28 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 126; ref. 3444] East of Durban, South Africa, 31°07'E, 29°59'S, western Indian Ocean, depth 230 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P 08239. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 50 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:9 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Cruriraja trangularis Smith 1964 -- (Hulley 1986:117 [ref. 5672], McEachran & Dunn 1998:285 [ref. 23312], Compagno 1999:493 [ref. 25589]). •Synonym of Cruriraja parcomaculata (von Bonde & Swart 1923) -- (Compagno & Ebert 2007:142 [ref. 30471], Aschliman et al. 2010:369 [ref. 30970], Weigmann 2016:127 [ref. 34211], Last et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34941]). Current status: Synonym of Cruriraja parcomaculata (von Bonde & Swart 1923). Gurgesiellidae. Habitat: marine.


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