Rhinoraja

Rhinoraja
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Rhinoraja
Ishiyama, 1952

Rhinoraja, the jointnose skates, is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae from the northwest Pacific. It currently consists of three described species (others formerly placed here have been moved to Bathyraja).

Species

  • 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)

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