Malacoraja
| Malacoraja | |
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| Smooth skate, Malacoraja senta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Malacoraja , 1970 |
Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of 46–1,568 m (151–5,144 ft) in the Atlantic.[1] It currently consists of four described species,[1] as well as a possible undescribed species.[2]
Species[]
- (, 1978) (Krefft's skate)
- , & , 2005 (Brazilian soft skate)
- (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate)
- (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Malacoraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Ebert, David A. & Sulikowski, James A.; Biology of Skates. Springer, 2009
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