Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae Skates

Genus: Breviraja

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 29.4 cm TL
Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985

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Breviraja claramaculata
[Brightspot skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948

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Breviraja colesi
[Lightnose skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995

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Breviraja mouldi
[Blacknose skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985

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Breviraja nigriventralis
[Blackbelly skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 23.6 cm WD
Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950

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Breviraja spinosa
[Spinose skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Breviraja claramaculata Brightspot skate Western Central Atlantic 29.4 TL 1985
Breviraja colesi Lightnose skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1948
Breviraja mouldi Blacknose skate Western Central Atlantic 41 TL 1995
Breviraja nigriventralis Blackbelly skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1985
Breviraja spinosa Spinose skate Western Central Atlantic 23.6 WD 1950



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