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Malacoraja

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Rajidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rajiformes

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Similar
  
Malacoraja senta, Amblyraja, Breviraja, Fenestraja, Rajiformes

Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of 46–1,568 m (151–5,144 ft) in the Atlantic. It currently consists of four described species, as well as a possible undescribed species.

Species

  • Malacoraja kreffti (Stehmann, 1978) (Krefft's skate)
  • Malacoraja obscura M. R. de Carvalho, U. L. Gomes & Gadig, 2005 (Brazilian soft skate)
  • Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate)
  • Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)
  • References

    Malacoraja Wikipedia