| General information |
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Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Common name | Blue skate, Kocaburunvatoz balığı |
| Valid name |
Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonyms |
Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758 Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810 Raja macrorhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821 Raia flossada Risso, 1827 Raja flossada Risso, 1827 Raia intermedia Parnell, 1837 Raja intermedia Parnell, 1837 Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851 Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Critically Endangered (CR) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Batoidea; Rajiformes; Rajidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Turkey; Algeria; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Faroe Islands; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Western Sahara |
| Occurrence |
native: Turkey; native: Algeria; native: Morocco; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Iceland; native: Ireland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: Albania; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; native: Faroe Islands; native: Gibraltar; native: Isle of Man; native: Malta; native: Monaco; native: Montenegro; native: Slovenia; native: Western Sahara |
| 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 |
Nygren A,Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1971). Cytological studies in Hypotremata and Pleurotremata (Pisces). Hereditas 67: 275-282. |
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