Talk:Coffin ray/GA1
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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:42, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Okay - will begin a review and jot queries below. I'll make straightforward copyedits as I go, so correct me if I inadvertently change the meaning Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:42, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
- anything to link "histotroph" to?
- Maybe to Ovoviviparity, but there isn't any more info there.
- the best thing I think would be to make a page on en.wiktionary on "histotroph" to link to, but tehre is none there yet. If Iget a chance I might make on today. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:39, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
has there been any cladistic (morphological or molecular/DNA) work to determine how distinctive it is? Own subfamily suggests genetically isolated for a long time. Any other info on family vs subfamily debate?
- The placement of Hypnos in Torpedinidae is based on morphological phylogeny. I've rephrased the section and added a bit to clarify. There isn't really doubt that Hypnos is related to Torpedo but is also highly distinct; authors just differ on what higher rank to give its group. -- Yzx (talk) 01:31, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
It does not occur off Victoria or Tasmania.- any explanation or theory into the disjunct distribution out there (presumably temperature?)?
- Not that I've seen, though temperature's certainly possible.
- Aah, well, if there's nothing written then we can't make it up. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
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The tail is extremely reduced- sounds funny - is it vestigial or rudimentary?
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:*Changed to neutral "extremely short".
- but can survive out of water for hours - "several hours" (??)
- The source doesn't actually include a qualifier for "hours", but I assume at least several.
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While not life-threatening, the shock can be quite severe, and is perceivable through a stream of seawater being poured on the ray- took me a couple of reads to figure out what was meant. Would " While not life-threatening, the shock can be quite severe, and can be felt through a stream of seawater being poured on the ray" be clearer (?)
- Split into two sentences.
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Any information on why it is inedible?
- Don't know of specific references, but I suspect because it's flabby. "Unpalatable" might be a more apt descriptor, but the source says "not edible".
Let me know of additional issues. -- Yzx (talk) 01:31, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review. -- Yzx (talk) 03:01, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
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