Raja (genus)

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Raja
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae Genus: Raja
Species
See text.

Raja is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae.

[edit] Species

• Ocellate skate, Raja ackleyi Garman, 1881
• African ray, Raja africana Capapé, 1977
• Bahama skate, Raja bahamensis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1965
• Big skate, Raja binoculata Girard, 1855
• Blonde ray, Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873
• Finspot ray, Raja cervigoni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1964
• Thornback ray, Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
• Cortez' ray, Raja cortezensis McEachran & Miyake, 1988
• Clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria Bosc, 1800
• Ecuatorial ray, Raja equatorialis Jordan & Bollman, 1890
• Cape Verde skate, Raja herwigi Krefft, 1965
• California ray, Raja inornata Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
• Korean skate, Raja koreana Jeong & Nakabo, 1997
• Madeiran ray, Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838
• Small-eyed ray, Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818
• Brown ray, Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758
• Spotted ray, Raja montagui Fowler, 1910
• Speckled ray, Raja polystigma Regan, 1923
• Mottled skate, Raja pulchra Liu, 1932
• Rough ray, Raja radula Delaroche, 1809
• Longnose skate, Raja rhina Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
• Rondelet's ray, Raja rondeleti Bougis, 1959
• Raja rouxi Capapé, 1977
• Starry skate, Raja stellulata Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
• Biscuit skate, Raja straeleni Poll, 1951
• Roundel skate, Raja texana Chandler, 1921
• Undulate ray, Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
• Velez ray, Raja velezi Chirichigno F., 1973
• Wedgenose skate, Raja whitleyi Whitley, 1939

[edit] References

• "Rajidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.