Rhinoraja
| Rhinoraja | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952 |
Rhinoraja, the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae. It currently consists of six described species.
Species
- Rhinoraja kujiensis (S. Tanaka (I), 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate)
- Rhinoraja longi Raschi & McEachran, 1991 (Aleutian dotted skate)
- Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate)
- Rhinoraja obtusa (T. N. Gill & C. H. Townsend, 1897) (Blunt skate)
- Rhinoraja odai Ishiyama, 1958 (Oda's skate)
- Rhinoraja taranetzi Dolganov, 1983 (Mud skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Rhinoraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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