Breviraja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Breviraja
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948

Breviraja, commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

  • Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
  • Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
  • Breviraja marklei McEachran & Miyake, 1987 (Nova Scotia Skate)
  • Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
  • Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Blackbelly skate)
  • Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)

References

  • "EOL Breviraja". 20 Feb 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Breviraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.


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