Breviraja
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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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)