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Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. [ 2 ] Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as distinct families. [ 2 ]
Rajidae †Sclerorhynchoidei †Ischyrhizidae †Sclerorhynchidae †Onchopristidae †Ptychotrygonidae †Schizorhizidae; Formerly, some Rhinopristiforms were also included. The smooth skates, the Anacanthobatidae, contain a single genus, Anacanthobatis, of about 10 species. They are small fish living on the continental slopes of tropical and ...
Raja clavata, the thornback ray (or thornback skate, roker), was named by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758, in the genus Raja of the Order Rajiformes in the Family Rajidae. [2] It is one of about 13 species of skate (family Rajidae) that are known from the North Sea and adjacent Atlantic waters.
Raja, also known as Raia, is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae containing 16 species. [1] Formerly a wastebasket genus, many species historically categorized here have been moved to other genera in the family, such as Amblyraja, Beringraja, Dipturus, Leucoraja and Rostroraja. [1]
Rajidae — a ray fish family of the order Rajiformes. Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. A. Amblyraja (6 P ...
The big skate (Beringraja binoculata) is the largest species of skate (family Rajidae) in the waters off North America. They are found along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja California, typically from the intertidal zone to a depth of 120 m (390 ft), and feed on benthic invertebrates and small fishes. They are unusual among skates in that ...
The blonde ray or blonde skate (Raja brachyura) is a species of ray fish in the family Rajidae. [2] [3] 1873 sketch by the describer, A. Lafont [4] Scientist releasing a tagged blonde ray during fieldwork
The blue skate (Dipturus batis), also known as the grey skate or blue-grey skate, is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray, belonging to the family Rajidae, the skates.It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the flapper skate (D. batis), the combined taxon being known as the common skate.