Malacoraja
| Malacoraja | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Smooth skate, Malacoraja senta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Stehmann, 1970 |
| Type species | |
| Raja mollis | |
Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of 46–1,568 m (151–5,144 ft) in the Atlantic.[1] It currently consists of four described species,[1] as well as a possible undescribed species.[2]
Species
- Malacoraja kreffti (Stehmann, 1978) (Krefft's skate)
- Malacoraja obscura M. R. de Carvalho, U. L. Gomes & Gadig, 2005 (Brazilian soft skate)
- Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate)
- Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Malacoraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Ebert, David A. & Sulikowski, James A.; Biology of Skates. Springer, 2009