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General information
 
Raja radiata Donovan, 1808
 
 
Common nameStarry ray, Zvezdchatyi skat
Valid name Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)
Synonyms
Raja radiata Donovan, 1808
Raia americana DeKay, 1842
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Batoidea; Rajiformes; Rajidae.
Geographical distribution
Russia; South Africa; UK; Germany; France; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Canada; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Faroe Islands; Poland; Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Occurrence Native: Russia, South Africa, UK, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Faroe Islands, Poland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Importance
Food/Sports
Remarks
Not reported
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Sea Area west of Lysekil, Bohuslan, Sweden
Source of chromosomes
Testes and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
98
Karyotype formula
49 bivalents
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Nygren A,Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1971). Cytological studies in Hypotremata and Pleurotremata (Pisces). Hereditas 67: 275-282.