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Breviraja

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Rajidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rajiformes

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Similar
  
Fenestraja, Cruriraja, Dactylobatus, Malacoraja, Rajiformes

Breviraja (lightnose skates) is a genus of small skates in the Rajidae family found in deep water of the West 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

    Breviraja Wikipedia
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