Skates (fish)

family of fishes

species of fish

genus of fishes

Dipturus is a large genus of skates native to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They were formerly included in Raja. Some species initially moved to Dipturus were later placed in Dentiraja, Spiniraja, and Zearaja.

Amblyraja is a genus of skates that primarily are found in the Atlantic, but species also occur in the East and North Pacific, the Arabian Sea, the sub-Antarctic, and off Southern Australia and New Zealand.

Bathyraja is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae.

species of fish

modified fish carcass to resemble fictional creature

Psammobatis is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. These fish are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off southern South America.

Rioraja agassizii

Sympterygia is a genus of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae found in oceans off South America.

species of fish

Rhinoraja, commonly known as the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.

Neoraja is a genus of fish in the family Rajidae found in the Atlantic Ocean. These small, deep-water skates all reach a total length of approximately .

Arhynchobatis asperrimus

Atlantoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found from near sea level to depths of in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. These fish are all considered threatened due to the intense fishing pressure within their range.

species of fish

Rajella is a genus of skate found deeper than in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Gurgesiella is a genus of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. These relatively small deep-water skates are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans off South and Central America.

thumb|right|Cuckoo ray, Leucoraja naevus

Irolita is a genus of softnose skates in the family Arhynchobatidae, commonly known as round skates. There are two species, both endemic to Australia, found over soft bottoms on the outer continental shelves and upper continental slopes, at depths of 50–200 m for the southern round skate and 142–209 m for the western round skate. The distributions of the two species do not overlap.

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

REDIRECT Spotted legskate

species of fish

species of fish

Zearaja is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently consists of four described species found in oceans off New Zealand, Tasmania and southern South America.

species of fish

species of fish

Beringraja is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae with up to six described species. Formerly, they were included in the genus Raja until 2012, when the genus Beringraja was erected for the two species which had multiple embryos per egg capsule. Genetic evidence has led to four additional species being proposed for inclusion in the genus, although this issue has not be completely resolved. These large skates are found in the North Pacific.

Dentiraja is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi), with a maximum length of about 72 cm.

thumb | right Orbiraja is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central Indo-Pacific. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus Okamejei.

species of fish

species of fish

REDIRECT Fanfin skate

REDIRECT Longtail skate