Insentiraja
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
Genus: | Insentiraja Yearsley & Last, 1992 |
Insentiraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae commonly known as looseskin skates. The genus contains two known species, both of which occur in deep water in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Species
- Insentiraja laxipella (Yearsley & Last, 1992) (Eastern looseskin skate)
- Insentiraja subtilispinosa (Stehmann, 1989) (Velvet skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Insentiraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.