Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > 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

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

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

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

Ukrainian: Скат крапчастий

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

FishBase
Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GenBank (14 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Raja polystigma Regan, 1923. 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:105888