Breviraja

Breviraja
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
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

Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
Breviraja marklei McEachran & Miyake, 1987 (Nova Scotia Skate)
Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Breviraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.

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