Gurgesiella
| Gurgesiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Gurgesiella F. de Buen, 1959 |
Gurgesiella is a genus of fish in the Rajidae family. These relatively small deep-water skates are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans off South and Central America.
Species
- Gurgesiella atlantica (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) (Atlantic pygmy skate)
- Gurgesiella dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno, 1980 (Onefin skate)
- Gurgesiella furvescens F. de Buen, 1959 (Dusky finless skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Gurgesiella in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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