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 asterias Delaroche, 1809

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Raja*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: ferrëza; raxha me yjëza sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

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

English-United States: Mediterranean Starry Ray sources: english PESI focal point

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

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

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

Israel (Hebrew): תריסנית כוכבנית sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

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

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

Slovenian: zvezdasta raža sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

Ukrainian: Скат середземноморський зірчастий

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 (37 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications)
GenBank (23 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Raja asterias Delaroche, 1809. 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:105881