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Rhinoraja

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Family
  
Rajidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rajiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Rajiformes, Longtail skate, Breviraja, Cruriraja, Fenestraja

Rhinoraja, the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae from the northwest Pacific. It currently consists of three described species (others formerly placed here have been moved to Bathyraja).

Species

  • Rhinoraja kujiensis (S. Tanaka (I), 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate)
  • Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate)
  • Rhinoraja odai Ishiyama, 1958 (Oda's skate)

    • References

    Rhinoraja Wikipedia
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