A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence

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Figueroa, Daniel Enrique; Belleggia, Mauro; Andreoli, Gabriela; Izzo, Silvina; Bovcon, Nelson Darío; Perez Losada, Marcos; de Wysiecki, Agustín María; Colonello, Jorge Horacio; Trucco, María Inés
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Abstract: The identity of longnose skates (Dipturus-Zearaja-like skates) in the southern cone of the Americas has been a topic of extensive debate. This study employs a comprehensive analysis encompassing morphometrics, claspers, and the examination of COI and NADH2 sequence data to conclusively demonstrate the existence of only two longnose skate species in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, extending south of 35 ◦S. Notably, Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner and Figueroa, 2008 is revealed as a junior synonym of D. trachyderma (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975). Dipturus leptocaudus (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975) remains a northern valid species, but the specimen from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is recognized as a misidentification of D. trachyderma. Zearaja flavirostris (Philippi, 1892) and Dipturus lamillai Concha, Caira, Ebert and Pompert, 2019 are confirmed as junior synonyms of Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933). These findings contradict the previous report of six species within the same region over the last decade and underscore the presence of D. trachyderma and Z. brevicaudata south of 35 ◦S in the southwestern Atlantic. Additionally, this study notes the occurrence of only one specimen of Z. chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), suggesting an unusual frequency of this eastern Pacific skate in the southern Southwest Atlantic. Given that clasper morphology serves as the key distinguishing trait between Dipturus and Zearaja species, we provided a detailed analysis of the clasper characteristics of the Atlantic D. trachyderma, unequivocally situating it within Dipturus. The diagnostic characteristics include: (i) the presence of cartilage with the distal portion referred to as the sentinel, a feature absent in Zearaja; (ii) longer ventral terminal cartilage with the distal end referred to as the funnel, compared to Zearaja; and (iii) a non-spatulate distal lobe, a distinctive trait specific to Dipturus.
Fil: Figueroa, Daniel Enrique. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina
Fil: Belleggia, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina
Fil: Andreoli, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Izzo, Silvina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge; Argentina
Fil: Perez Losada, Marcos. The George Washington University; Estados Unidos
Fil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentina
Fil: Colonello, Jorge Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Trucco, María Inés. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
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spelling A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular EvidenceFigueroa, Daniel EnriqueBelleggia, MauroAndreoli, GabrielaIzzo, SilvinaBovcon, Nelson DaríoPerez Losada, Marcosde Wysiecki, Agustín MaríaColonello, Jorge HoracioTrucco, María InésBiodiversitySystematicsZearajaGeneticAnatomyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Abstract: The identity of longnose skates (Dipturus-Zearaja-like skates) in the southern cone of the Americas has been a topic of extensive debate. This study employs a comprehensive analysis encompassing morphometrics, claspers, and the examination of COI and NADH2 sequence data to conclusively demonstrate the existence of only two longnose skate species in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, extending south of 35 ◦S. Notably, Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner and Figueroa, 2008 is revealed as a junior synonym of D. trachyderma (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975). Dipturus leptocaudus (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975) remains a northern valid species, but the specimen from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is recognized as a misidentification of D. trachyderma. Zearaja flavirostris (Philippi, 1892) and Dipturus lamillai Concha, Caira, Ebert and Pompert, 2019 are confirmed as junior synonyms of Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933). These findings contradict the previous report of six species within the same region over the last decade and underscore the presence of D. trachyderma and Z. brevicaudata south of 35 ◦S in the southwestern Atlantic. Additionally, this study notes the occurrence of only one specimen of Z. chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), suggesting an unusual frequency of this eastern Pacific skate in the southern Southwest Atlantic. Given that clasper morphology serves as the key distinguishing trait between Dipturus and Zearaja species, we provided a detailed analysis of the clasper characteristics of the Atlantic D. trachyderma, unequivocally situating it within Dipturus. The diagnostic characteristics include: (i) the presence of cartilage with the distal portion referred to as the sentinel, a feature absent in Zearaja; (ii) longer ventral terminal cartilage with the distal end referred to as the funnel, compared to Zearaja; and (iii) a non-spatulate distal lobe, a distinctive trait specific to Dipturus.Fil: Figueroa, Daniel Enrique. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; ArgentinaFil: Belleggia, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; ArgentinaFil: Andreoli, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Izzo, Silvina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge; ArgentinaFil: Perez Losada, Marcos. The George Washington University; Estados UnidosFil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; ArgentinaFil: Colonello, Jorge Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; ArgentinaFil: Trucco, María Inés. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
title A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
spellingShingle A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
Figueroa, Daniel Enrique
Biodiversity
Systematics
Zearaja
Genetic
Anatomy
title_short A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
title_full A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
title_fullStr A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
title_full_unstemmed A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
title_sort A Faunistic Revision of Longnose Skates of the Genus Dipturus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the Southern Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Figueroa, Daniel Enrique
Belleggia, Mauro
Andreoli, Gabriela
Izzo, Silvina
Bovcon, Nelson Darío
Perez Losada, Marcos
de Wysiecki, Agustín María
Colonello, Jorge Horacio
Trucco, María Inés
author Figueroa, Daniel Enrique
author_facet Figueroa, Daniel Enrique
Belleggia, Mauro
Andreoli, Gabriela
Izzo, Silvina
Bovcon, Nelson Darío
Perez Losada, Marcos
de Wysiecki, Agustín María
Colonello, Jorge Horacio
Trucco, María Inés
author_role author
author2 Belleggia, Mauro
Andreoli, Gabriela
Izzo, Silvina
Bovcon, Nelson Darío
Perez Losada, Marcos
de Wysiecki, Agustín María
Colonello, Jorge Horacio
Trucco, María Inés
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biodiversity
Systematics
Zearaja
Genetic
Anatomy
topic Biodiversity
Systematics
Zearaja
Genetic
Anatomy
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Abstract: The identity of longnose skates (Dipturus-Zearaja-like skates) in the southern cone of the Americas has been a topic of extensive debate. This study employs a comprehensive analysis encompassing morphometrics, claspers, and the examination of COI and NADH2 sequence data to conclusively demonstrate the existence of only two longnose skate species in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, extending south of 35 ◦S. Notably, Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner and Figueroa, 2008 is revealed as a junior synonym of D. trachyderma (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975). Dipturus leptocaudus (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975) remains a northern valid species, but the specimen from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is recognized as a misidentification of D. trachyderma. Zearaja flavirostris (Philippi, 1892) and Dipturus lamillai Concha, Caira, Ebert and Pompert, 2019 are confirmed as junior synonyms of Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933). These findings contradict the previous report of six species within the same region over the last decade and underscore the presence of D. trachyderma and Z. brevicaudata south of 35 ◦S in the southwestern Atlantic. Additionally, this study notes the occurrence of only one specimen of Z. chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), suggesting an unusual frequency of this eastern Pacific skate in the southern Southwest Atlantic. Given that clasper morphology serves as the key distinguishing trait between Dipturus and Zearaja species, we provided a detailed analysis of the clasper characteristics of the Atlantic D. trachyderma, unequivocally situating it within Dipturus. The diagnostic characteristics include: (i) the presence of cartilage with the distal portion referred to as the sentinel, a feature absent in Zearaja; (ii) longer ventral terminal cartilage with the distal end referred to as the funnel, compared to Zearaja; and (iii) a non-spatulate distal lobe, a distinctive trait specific to Dipturus.
Fil: Figueroa, Daniel Enrique. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina
Fil: Belleggia, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina
Fil: Andreoli, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Izzo, Silvina. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Golfo San Jorge; Argentina
Fil: Perez Losada, Marcos. The George Washington University; Estados Unidos
Fil: de Wysiecki, Agustín María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentina
Fil: Colonello, Jorge Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
Fil: Trucco, María Inés. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Desarrollo Pesquero; Argentina
description Abstract: The identity of longnose skates (Dipturus-Zearaja-like skates) in the southern cone of the Americas has been a topic of extensive debate. This study employs a comprehensive analysis encompassing morphometrics, claspers, and the examination of COI and NADH2 sequence data to conclusively demonstrate the existence of only two longnose skate species in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, extending south of 35 ◦S. Notably, Dipturus argentinensis Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña, Hanner and Figueroa, 2008 is revealed as a junior synonym of D. trachyderma (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975). Dipturus leptocaudus (Krefft and Stehmann, 1975) remains a northern valid species, but the specimen from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is recognized as a misidentification of D. trachyderma. Zearaja flavirostris (Philippi, 1892) and Dipturus lamillai Concha, Caira, Ebert and Pompert, 2019 are confirmed as junior synonyms of Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933). These findings contradict the previous report of six species within the same region over the last decade and underscore the presence of D. trachyderma and Z. brevicaudata south of 35 ◦S in the southwestern Atlantic. Additionally, this study notes the occurrence of only one specimen of Z. chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), suggesting an unusual frequency of this eastern Pacific skate in the southern Southwest Atlantic. Given that clasper morphology serves as the key distinguishing trait between Dipturus and Zearaja species, we provided a detailed analysis of the clasper characteristics of the Atlantic D. trachyderma, unequivocally situating it within Dipturus. The diagnostic characteristics include: (i) the presence of cartilage with the distal portion referred to as the sentinel, a feature absent in Zearaja; (ii) longer ventral terminal cartilage with the distal end referred to as the funnel, compared to Zearaja; and (iii) a non-spatulate distal lobe, a distinctive trait specific to Dipturus.
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