Breviraja
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| Breviraja | |
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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 | |
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.
