Breviraja

Breviraja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Rajidae
Genus:	BrevirajaBigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Type species
Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948

Breviraja, commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

• Breviraja claramaculataMcEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
• Breviraja colesiBigelow & Schroeder, 1948 (Lightnose skate)
• Breviraja mouldiMcEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate)
• Breviraja nigriventralisMcEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Blackbelly skate)
• Breviraja spinosaBigelow & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)

References

• "EOL Breviraja". 20 Feb 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Breviraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.