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

Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Neoraja*	McEachran & Compagno, 1982	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

German: blauer Zwergrochen sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Скат синій

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 (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
FishBase
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976). 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:105879