pluto skate
Fenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Fenestraja plutonia is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is commonly known as the underworld windowskate or the Pluto pygmy skate. The underworld windowskate is known from patches of continental slope in the western Atlantic Ocean between the coasts of the southern United States and Suriname.
Wikipedia contributors, Fenestraja plutonia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:29.910839+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Fenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)
- Name authority
- (Garman, 1881)
- Common name
- pluto skate
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Gurgesiellidae
- Genus
- Fenestraja
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyGurgesiellidae de Buen, 1959
- genusFenestraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982
- speciesFenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Fenestraja. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fenestraja cubensis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fenestraja mamillidens (Alcock, 1889) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf skateFenestraja sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fenestraja maceachrani (Séret, 1989) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fenestraja sibogae (Weber, 1913) | GurgesiellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gurgesiella plutonia (Garman, 1881) (Garman, 1881) | synonym |
| Breviraja plutonia (Garman, 1881) (Garman, 1881) | synonym |
| Raja acanthiderma Fowler, 1947 Fowler, 1947 | synonym |
| Raja plutonia Garman, 1881 Garman, 1881 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158550 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DY9C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.