Rhinoraja
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
Genus: | Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952 |
Rhinoraja, commonly known as the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
Species
Currently, the genus consists of three recognized species. Other species formerly placed here have been moved to the genus Bathyraja.
- Rhinoraja kujiensis (S. Tanaka (I), 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate)
- Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate)
- Rhinoraja odai Ishiyama, 1958 (Oda's skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Rhinoraja in FishBase. January 2017 version.
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