Neoraja

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Neoraja
Faroese stamp 542 blue ray.jpg
Neoraja caerulea on a Faeroese stamp
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Neoraja
& Compagno, 1982

Neoraja is a genus of fish in the family Rajidae found in the Atlantic Ocean. These small, deep-water skates all reach a total length of approximately 30 centimetres (12 in).

Species[]

  • ( & , 1983) (West African pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja caerulea (, 1976) (Blue ray)
  • & , 1984 (Carolina pygmy skate)
  • , , & , 2008 (Iberian pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja stehmanni (Hulley, 1972) (African pygmy skate)

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