Rhinoraja
Sign in to saveRhinoraja, commonly known as the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
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Murray's Skate
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyArhynchobatidae
Observations4
Groupanimalia
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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.
== Species == Currently, the genus consists of three recognized species. Other species formerly placed here have been moved to the genus Bathyraja. Rhinoraja kujiensis (S. Tanaka (I), 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate) Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate) Rhinoraja odai Ishiyama, 1958 (Oda's skate)