Zearaja
Sign in to saveZearaja 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyRajidae
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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== There are four species in the genus: Zearaja brevicaudata (Marini, 1933) (Short tail yellownose skate) Zearaja chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) (Yellownose skate) Zearaja maugeana (Last & Gledhill, 2007) (Maugean skate) Zearaja nasuta (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (New Zealand rough skate)