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Breviraja
Sign in to saveBreviraja, 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.
Species
Lightnose Skate
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyRajidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Rajidae
- Collections
- LSUMZ, UWFC, UF, CAS, USNM, AUM
- Recorded in
- United States, Bahama Islands, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Micronesia
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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.
==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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