Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Batoidea > Order Rajiformes > Family Rajidae > Genus Leucoraja

Leucoraja melitensis (Clark, 1926)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Leucoraja*	Malm, 1877	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Raja melitensis*	Clark, 1926	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Maltese ray sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Maltese Ray sources: english PESI focal point

German: Malteser Rochen sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: Maltos raja sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: raja Maltańska sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: Malta keler balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Скат мальтійський коричневий

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
FishBase
Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Leucoraja melitensis (Clark, 1926). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105875