Malacoraja
Sign in to saveMalacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of in the Atlantic. It currently consists of four described species, as well as a possible undescribed species.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyRajidae
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Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of in the Atlantic. It currently consists of four described species, as well as a possible undescribed species.
== Species == Malacoraja kreffti (Stehmann, 1978) (Krefft's skate) Malacoraja obscura M. R. de Carvalho, U. L. Gomes & Gadig, 2005 (Brazilian soft skate) Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate) Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)
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