Breviraja

Breviraja, commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Breviraja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Rajidae
Genus:	Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Type species
Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948

Species

• Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
• Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
• Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
• Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Blackbelly skate)
• Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)