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Neoraja

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rajiformes

Scientific name
  
Neoraja

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Rajidae

Higher classification
  
Skate

Neoraja

Lower classifications
  
Neoraja caerulea, African dwarf skate

Neoraja is a genus of fish in the Rajidae family found in the Atlantic Ocean. These small, deep-water skates all reach a total length of approximately 30 centimetres (12 in).

Species

  • Neoraja africana (Stehmann & Séret, 1983) (West African pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) (Blue ray)
  • Neoraja carolinensis McEachran & Stehmann, 1984 (Carolina pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja iberica Stehmann, Séret, M. E. Costa & Baro, 2008 (Iberian pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja stehmanni (Hulley, 1972) (African pygmy skate)

    • References

    Neoraja Wikipedia
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