Breviraja
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 |
Breviraja, commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.
Species[]
- & , 1985 (Brightspot skate)
- Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
- & , 1987 (Nova Scotia Skate)
- & , 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
- Breviraja nigriventralis & , 1985 (Blackbelly skate)
- Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)
References[]
- "EOL Breviraja". 20 Feb 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Breviraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Rajiformes
- Ray genera
- Taxa named by Henry Bryant Bigelow
- Taxa named by William Charles Schroeder
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