Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Chondrichthyes > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Batoidea > Order Rajiformes > Family Rajidae > Genus Raja

Raja polystigma Regan, 1923

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Raja*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Raia*	Linnaeus, 1758	orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

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

Greek: Στικτόβατος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

Spanish, Castillian: raya manchada sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: vatoz sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Скат крапчастий

Literature

original description	Regan, C. T. (1923). A new ray from the Mediterranean. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9). v. 11 (no. 64) (art. 56): 529-530.
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	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase
FishBase images (Raja polystigma, Turkey, by Ilkyaz, A.T.)

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Raja polystigma Regan, 1923. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105888