Caliraja
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Caliraja is a genus of cartilaginous fish, rays, belonging to the family Rajidae, the skates.[1] These skates are found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
| Caliraja | |
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| Caliraja stellulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Caliraja Ebert, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Raja inornata D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 | |
Species
Caliraja contains the following four species:[2]
- Caliraja cortezensis (McEachran & Miyake 1988) (Cortez skate)
- Caliraja inornata (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) (California ray)
- Caliraja rhina (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Longnose skate)
- Caliraja stellulata (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Starry skate)