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

Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rostroraja*		accepted genus name

Species group names

*Raja alba*	Lacepède, 1803	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: white skate sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: White Skate sources: Charles Hussey

French: raie blanche sources: Louisy P., 2002 - Guide d'identification des poissons marins - Europe et Méditerranée, Ulmer ed, 430 p

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

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

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

Norwegian: burtonskate sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

Russian: белый скат sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

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

Ukrainian: Скат білий sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: morgath wen

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	Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
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 (14 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
FishBase
Marine Life Information Network - UK
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803). 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:105896