Neoraja

Neoraja
Neoraja caerulea on a Faeroese stamp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus:
McEachran & Compagno, 1982
Type species
Breviraja caerulea
Stehmann, 1976

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

  • Neoraja africana (Stehmann & Séret, 1983) (West African pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) (Blue ray)
  • Neoraja carolinensis McEachran & Stehmann, 1984 (Carolina pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja iberica Stehmann, Séret, M. E. Costa & Baro, 2008 (Iberian pygmy skate)
  • Neoraja stehmanni (Hulley, 1972) (African pygmy skate)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.


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