TABLE |
All measurements in this table are based on literature or own measurements (= "collPB" in table). Length is measured without the horns. Width includes possible lateral keels. GT(M)= gestation time (months). LIT=literature.
| genus Amblyraja Malm, 1877 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| A. badia (Garman, 1899) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. doellojuradoi (Pozzi, 1935) | 86.4 | 56.2 | - | - | 023 |
| A. frerichsi (Krefft, 1968) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. georgiana (Norman, 1938) | 116.5 | 80 | - | - | 023 |
| A. hyperborea (Collett, 1879) | 81-126.3 | 50-87.2 | - | - | 011,021, 035 |
| A. jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. radiata (Donovan, 1808) | 34-89 | 23-68 | - | 13-20 | 001,002,011,013,020,021,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Amblyraja radiata | ||||
| A. reversa (Lloyd, 1906) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. robertsi (Hulley, 1970) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. taaf (Meisner, 1987) | 20-24 | 10-12 | - | - | 033 |
| genus Anacanthobatis Von Bonde & Swart, 1923 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| A. americanus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962 | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. borneensis Chan, 1965 | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. donghaiensis (Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. folirostris Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951 | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. longirostris Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962 | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. marmoratus (Von Bonde & Swart, 1924) | - | - | - | - | 026 |
| A. melanosoma (Chan, 1965) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. nanhaiensis (Meng & Li, 1981) | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. ori (Wallace, 1967) | 36 | 19 | - | - | 023 |
| A. stenosoma (Chu, Meng & Li, 1982) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Arhynchobatis Waite, 1909 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| A. asperrimus Waite, 1909 | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Atlantoraja Menni, 1972 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| A. castelnaui (Ribeiro, 1907) | 92-103 | 70-80 | - | - | collPB,023,031 |
| the egg-capsule of Atlantoraja castlenaui | ||||
| A. cyclophora (Regan, 1903) | 62-74 | 32-48 | - | - | 031 |
| A. platana (Günther, 1880) | 66-74 | 41-47 | - | - | 031 |
| genus Bathyraja Ishiyama, 1958 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| B. abyssicola (Gilbert, 1895) | 105.8-113 | 65.2-73 | - | - | 023,029 |
| B. aguja (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. aleutica (Gilbert, 1896) | 117-136 | 73-97 | - | - | 017,023,029 |
| B. andriashevi Dolganev, 1985 | 122-130 | 55-58 | - | - | 029 |
| B. bergi Dolganev, 1985 | 106-132 | 76-86 | - | - | 023,029 |
| B. brachyurops (Fowler, 1910) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. caerulonigricans Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1977 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. diplotaenia (Ishiyama, 1950) | 106-120 | 75.4-78 | - | - | 017,022,023,029 |
| B. eatoni (Günther, 1876) | 110-120 | - | - | - | 033 |
| B. federovi Dolganev, 1985 | 75-86 | 40-48 | - | - | 029 |
| B. griseocauda (Norman, 1937) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. hesperafricana Stehmann, 1995 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. hubbsi Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. irassa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980 | 113.8 | 73.6 | - | - | 023, 033 9-10 cm long |
| B. isotrachys (Günther, 1877) | 64-132 | 46-86 | - | - | 017,022,029 |
| B. kincaidi (Garman, 1908) | 49-59 | 40-50 | 6-9 | - | 004 |
| B. lindbergi Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1977 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. longicauda (De Buen, 1959) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. maccaini Springer, 1971 | 156.6 | 80 | - | - | 023 |
| B. maculata Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1977) | 97-110 | 51-66 | - | - | 023,029 |
| B. matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952) | 85-113 | 52-69 | - | - | 017,023,029 |
| B. meridionalis Stehmann, 1987 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. microtrachys (Osburn & Nichols, 1917) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. minispinosa Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1977 | 66-80 | 46-59 | - | - | 023,029 |
| B. notoroensis Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1977 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. pallida (Forster, 1967) | c. 300 | 115-120 | - | - | 024 |
| B. papilionifera Stehmann, 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. parmifera (Bean, 1881) | 120-150 | 88.7-96 | - | - | 022,023,029 |
| B. peruana McEachran & Miyaka, 1984 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. pseudoisotrachys Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. richardsoni (Garrick, 1961) | 200-208 | 112-120 | - | - | 024 |
| B. scaphiops (Norman, 1937) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. schroederi (Krefft, 1968) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. shuntovi Dolganev, 1985 | 87.9 | 46.6 | - | - | 023 |
| B. simoterus (Ishiyama, 1967) | 120 | 90 | - | - | 017 |
| B. smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915) | 124-150 | 87.4-90 | - | - | 017,023 |
| B. smithii (Müller & Henle, 1841) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. spinicauda (Jensen, 1914) | 115-165 | 80-102 | - | - | 011,021,025 |
| the egg-capsule of Bathyraja spinicauda | ||||
| B. spinossima (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. trachouros (Ishiyama, 1958) | 106-132 | 76-86 | - | - | 017,023 |
| B. trachura (Gilbert, 1892) | 68-74.6 | 59-61.1 | - | - | 023,029 |
| B. tzinovskii Dolganev, 1985 | 85 | 49 | - | - | 029 |
| B. violacea (Suvorov, 1935) | 70-132 | 55-86 | - | - | 023,029,032 |
| genus Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| B. claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. marklei McEachran & Matheson, 1987 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| C. andamanica (Lloyd, 1909) | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. atlantis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. cadenati Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. durbanensis (Von Bonde & Swart, 1922) | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. parcomaculata (Von Bonde & Swart, 1922) | 45 | 24.4 | - | - | 023 |
| C. poeyi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. rugosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958 | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. triangularis Smith, 1964 | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Dactylobatus Bean & Weed, 1909 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| D. armatus Bean & Weed, 1909 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. clarcki (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Dipturus Rafinesque, 1810 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| D. batis (L., 1758) | 106-245 | 50-145 | - | 40 | 001,011,012,013,023,027 |
| the egg-capsule of Dipturus batis | ||||
| D. bullisi (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. campbelli (Wallace, 1967) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. crosnieri (Seret, 1989) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. doutrei (Cadanet, 1960) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. equadoriensis (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. garricki (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. gigas (Ishiyama, 1958) | 220-235 | 140-145 | - | - | 017,023 |
| D. gudgeri (Whitley, 1940) | 193 | 74.8-92.5 | - | - | 035 |
| D. innominatus (Garrick & Paul, 1974) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. johannisdavisi (Alcock, 1899) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. kwantungensis (Chu, 1960) | 65 | 40 | - | - | 023 |
| D. laevis (Mitchill, 1817) | 70.8-132 | 46.2-74 | - | - | 002,006,020,021,023 |
| D. lanceorostratus (Wallace, 1967) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. leptocaudus (Krefft & Stehmann, 1974) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. linteus (Fries, 1838) | 107 | 77 | - | - | 011,021 |
| the egg-capsule of Dipturus linteus; from Clarck (1926) | ||||
| D. macrocaudus (Ishiyama, 1955) | 130-146 | 60-80 | - | - | 017,023 |
| D. nasutus (Müller & Henle, 1841) | 102-127 | 63-83 | - | - | 014,023 |
| D. nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881) | 182-260 | 92-113 | - | - | 011,016,027 |
| D. olseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. oregoni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. oxyrhinchus(L., 1758) | 120-235 | 58-120 | - | - | 011,012,027(data correct?) |
| the egg-capsule of Dipturus oxyrhinchus | ||||
| the egg-capsule of Dipturus oxyrhinchus; from Clarck (1926) | ||||
| D. pullopunctatus Smith, 1964 | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. springeri (Wallace, 1967) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. teevani (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. tengu (Jordan & Fowler, 1903) | 85-100 | 55-64 | - | - | 017,023 |
| D. trachydermus (Krefft & Stehmann, 1974) | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. sp. A | 55.8-68.8 | 44.8-53.2 | - | - | 035 |
| D. sp. B | 93.2-107.4 | 50.5-56.9 | - | - | 035 |
| D. sp. L | - | 53 | - | - | 035 |
| genus Fenestraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| F. atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. cubensis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. maceachrani Seret, 1989 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. mammillidens (Alcock, 1889) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. plutonia (Garman, 1881) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. sibogae (Weber, 1913) | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Gurgesiella de Buen, 1959 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| G. atlantica (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. dorsalifera McEachran & Compagno, 1980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. furvescens du Buen, 1959 | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Irolita Whitley, 1931 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| I. waitei (McCulloch, 1911) | 51-76 | 32-38 | - | - | 014 (=probably Parascyllium variolatum) |
| genus Leucoraja Malm, 1877 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| L. circularis (Couch, 1838) | 83-92 | 46-53 | - | - | 001,005,011 |
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja circularis | ||||
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja circularis; from Clarck (1926) | ||||
| L. compagnoi (Stehmann, 1995) | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. erinacea (Mitchill, 1825) | 46-63 | 27-48 | - | 10-35 | 002,006,013,020,021,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja erinacea | ||||
| L. fullonica (L., 1758) | 75-99 | 45-60 | - | - | 005,011,012,023,027 |
| L. garmani (Whitley, 1939) | 37-54 | 26-30 | - | - | 009,021,022 |
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja garmani picture by courtesy of John McEachran | ||||
| L. lentiginosa (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951) | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. leucosticta (Stehmann, 1971) | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. melitensis (Clarck, 1926) | - | - | - | 10-56 | 013,018 |
| L. naevus (Müller & Henle, 1841) | 50-70 | 31-39 | 7 | 70-150 | 001,005,011,012,013,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja naevus | ||||
| L. ocellata (Mitchill, 1815) | 55-99 | 35-53 | 22 | - | 020,021,023 GT(M): pers. com Jim Simon, 11-01-2001 |
| the egg-capsule of Leucoraja ocellata | ||||
| L. wallacei (Hulley, 1970) | 73 | 42 | - | - | 023 |
| L. yucatanensis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Malacoraja Stehmann, 1970 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| M. kreffti Stehmann, 1978 | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. mollis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. senta (Garman, 1885) | 50-59 | 38-45 | - | - | 002,021,023 |
| M. spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Neoraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| N. africana Stehmann & Seret, 1983 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. carolinensis McEachran & Stehmann, 1984 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. stehmanni (Hulley, 1972) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| N. asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974) | 37.3 | 22 | - | - | 023(as Pavoraja asperula) |
| N. laxipella (Yearsley & Last, 1992) | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974) | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. subtilispinosa Stehmann, 1989 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940) | 36-38 | 22-24.8 | - | - | 017,023 |
| genus Okamejei Ishiyama, 1958 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| O. acutispina (Ishiyama, 1958) | 49-54 | 25-29 | - | - | 017,023 |
| O. australis (Macleay, 1884) | 57 | 32 | - | - | 014 |
| O. boesemani (Ishihara, 1987) | 60.6 | 36.7 | - | - | 023 |
| O. cerva (Whitley, 1939) | 68.3-70 | 29,4-38 | - | - | 015, 035 (as Dipturus) |
| O. heemstrai (McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982) | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. hollandi (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) | 53-67 | 27-39 | - | - | 017,022 |
| O. kenojei (Müller & Henle,1841) | 47.8-66 | 29.1-37 | - | - | 017,022,023,029 |
| O. lemprieri (Richardson, 1846) | 44-71.4 | 27.2-40.8 | - | - | 014, 035 (as Dipturus) |
| the egg-capsule of Okamejei lemprieri picture by Jason Caruso (Melbourne) | ||||
| O. meerdervoorti (Bleeker, 1860) | 34.7-48 | 24.8-30 | - | - | 022,023 |
| O. philipi (Lloyd, 1906) | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. pita (Fricke & Al-Hassan, 1995) | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. powelli (Alcock, 1898) | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. schmidti (Ishiyama, 1958) | 56-60 | 30.3 | - | - | 017,023 |
| genus Pavoraja Whitley, 1939 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| P. alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982 | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. nitida (Günther, 1880) | 34.7-57 | 16.3-44 | - | - | 014,035 |
| genus Psammobatis Günther, 1870 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| P. bergi Marini, 1932 | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. extenta (Garman, 1913) | 25.7-29.2 | 16.2-21.1 | - | - | 030 |
| the egg-capsule of Psammobatis extenta? | ||||
| P. lentiginosa McEachran, 1983 | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. normani McEachran, 1983 | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. parvacauda McEachran, 1983 | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. rudis Günther, 1870 | 56.9 | 34.1 | - | - | 023 |
| P. rutrum Jordan, 1890 | 35.4 | 52.2 | - | - | 023 |
| P. scobina (Philippi, 1857) | 52 | 31.4 | - | - | 023 |
| genus Pseudoraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| P. fischeri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954 | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Raja L., 1758 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. africana Capapé, 1977 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. asterias Delaroche, 1809 | 45 | 30 | - | - | 012 |
| egg-capsules of Raja asterias (?) from the Mediterranean Sea, originally identified as small Raja clavata egg-capsules. | ||||
| R. brachyura Lafont, 1873 | 100-143 | 58-90 | 6-7 | 40-90 | 001,011,012,013,018 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja brachyura | ||||
| R. clavata L., 1758 | 50-90 | 34-68.5 | ca. 5 | 52-170 | 001,011,012,013,018,023,027 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja clavata | ||||
| R. herwigi Krefft, 1965 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. maderensis Lowe, 1841 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. microocellata Montagu, 1818 | 66-100 | 41-63 | 8 | 54-61 | 001,011,012,013,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja microocellata | ||||
| R. miraletus L., 1758 | 42-45.5 | 27-29.1 | - | 40-72 | 010,013,023,026(?),collPB |
| the egg-capsule of Raja miraletus | ||||
| R. montagui Fowler, 1910 | 53-78 | 30-49.5 | 4-6 | 24-60 | 001,011,012,013,018,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja montagui | ||||
| R. polystigma Regan, 1923 | - | - | - | 20-62 | 018 |
| R. radula Delaroche, 1809 | - | - | - | 80-154 | 013 |
| R. rondeleti Bougis, 1959 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. straeleni Poll, 1951 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. undulata Lacépède, 1802 | 72-90 | 42-52 | - | - | 001,011,012 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja undulata | ||||
| Raja GENUS A "North Pacific Assemblage" | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. binoculata Girard, 1854 | 228-305 | 110-194.5 | - | - | 004,008,023,029 [more info] |
| the egg-capsule of R. binoculata picture by courtesy of Sean van Sommeran | ||||
| R. cortezensis McEachran & Miyake, 1988 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. inornata Jordan & Gilbert | 70-85 | 65-76 | - | - | 004 |
| R. pulchra Liu, 1932 | 140-185 | 70-94 | - | - | 017,022,023,029(as "pulshra") |
| R. rhina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) | 94-130 | 54-77 | - | - | 004,008,023,029 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja rhina picture by Martin Cadee ©2001 | ||||
| R. stellulata Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 | 71-78 | 55-70 | - | - | 004 |
| Raja GENUS B "Amphi-american Assemblage" | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. ackleyi Garman, 1881 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. bahamensis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1964 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. cervigoni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1964 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. eglanteria (Bosc in Lacépède, 1802) | 51-89 | 38-57 | - | - | 006,007,021,023 |
| the egg-capsule of Raja eglanteria picture by Martin Cadee ©2001 | ||||
| R. equatorialis Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. texana Chandler, 1921 | 63 | 38 | - | - | 003 |
| R. velezi Chririchigno, 1973 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Raja GENUS C "Western Pacific Species" | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. koreana Jeong & Nakabo, 1997 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. polyommata Ogilby, 1910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. whitleyi Iredale, 1938 | 220 | 119.6-138.3 | - | - | 035 (as Dipturus) |
| genus Rajella Stehmann, 1972 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. alia (Garman, 1899) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. anandalei (Weber, 1913) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. barnardi (Norman, 1935) | - | - | - | - | 026 |
| R. bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978) | 53 | 29.9 | - | - | 023 |
| R. caudaspinosa (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. dissimilis (Hulley, 1970) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. fuliginea (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954) | 125 | 75 | - | - | 023(as Malacoraja fuliginea) |
| R. fyllae (Lütken, 1888) | 38-42 | 24-26 | - | - | 001,011,021(after Nordgaard, 1925) |
| the egg-capsule of Rajella fyllae | ||||
| R. kukujevi (Dolganov, 1985) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. leopardus (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923) | 74 | 74.5 | - | - | 023 |
| R. nigerrima (De Buen, 1960) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. purpuriventralis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. ravidula (Hulley, 1970) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. sadowskyi (Krefft & Stehmann, 1974) | - | - | - | - | - |
| genus Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. albomaculata (Norman, 1937) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897) | 49-83.8 | 40-69 | - | - | 023(as Bathyraja interrupta),029 |
| R. kujiensis (Tanaka, 1916) | 104-115 | 69-80 | - | - | 017,023,029 |
| R. longi Raschi & McEachran, 1991 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. longicauda Ishiyama, 1952 | 56-85 | 36-48 | - | - | 017,023,029 |
| R. macloviana (Norman, 1937) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. magellanica (Philippi, 1902) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. multispinis (Norman, 1937) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. murrayi (Günther, 1880) | 59.8 | 33.6 | - | - | 023(as Bathyraja murrayi), 033 11x6 cm (total length) measured |
| R. obtusa Ishiyama, 1952 | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. odai Ishiyama, 1958 | 56.8-68 | 31.5-46 | - | - | 017,023,029 |
| R. rosispinis (Gill & Townsend, 1897) | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. taranetzi Dolganev, 1985 | 67.3 | 46.6 | - | - | 023 |
| genus Rioraja Whitley, 1939 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. agassizi (Müller & Henle, 1841) | 41-56 | 22-36 | - | - | 034 (total length) |
| genus Rostroraja Hulley, 1970 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| R. alba (Lacépède, 1803) | 125-183.3 | 100-138.6 | 15-18 | 55-156 | 001,011,012,018,019,023,026 |
| the egg-capsule of Rostroraja alba | ||||
| genus Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1841 | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| S. acuta Garman, 1877 | 45-50 | 27-33 | - | - | 028 |
| S. bonapartei Müller & Henle, 1841 | 81 | 46.1 | - | - | 023 |
| S. brevicauadata (Cope, 1877) | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. lima (Poeppig, 1835) | - | - | - | - | - |
| other measurements from literature | |||||
| species | length(mm) | width(mm) | GT(M) | #eggs/y | LIT |
| Raja dentata Klunzinger, 1872 | 44 | 32 | - | - | 014 |
| R. dentata = Okamejei lemprieri (Richardson, 1846) | |||||
| Raja diaphanes Mitchill, 1803 | 75-86 | 44-52 | - | - | 002,006 |
| R. diaphanes = Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill, 1815) | |||||
| Raja fusca Garman, 1885 | 52-56 | 33-36 | - | - | 017,022 |
| R. fusca = Okamejei kenojei (Müller & Henle,1841) | |||||
| Raja macrophtalma Ishiyama, 1958 | 29-42 | 25 | - | - | 017,022 |
| R. macrophtalma = Okamejei meerdervoorti (Bleeker, 1860) | |||||
| Raja porosa Günther, 1874 | 43-59 | 29-37 | - | - | 017 |
| R. porosa = Okamejei kenojei (Müller & Henle, 1841) | |||||
| Raja scabrata Garman, 1913 | 77-90 | 58-73 | - | - | 002 |
| R. scabrata = Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808) | |||||
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pictures of the egg-capsules of Dipturus linteus, D. oxyrhinchus and Leucoraja circularis taken from:
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