Breviraja

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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.

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

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