Breviraja
| Breviraja | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 |
Breviraja (lightnose skates) is a genus of small skates in the Rajidae family found in deep water of the West Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.
Species
- Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
- Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
- Breviraja marklei McEachran & Miyake, 1987 (Nova Scotia Skate)
- Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
- Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Blackbelly skate)
- Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)
References
- "EOL Breviraja". 20 Feb 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Breviraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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