Raja (genus)

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Raja
Fossil range: Maastrichtian to Present
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. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.