''Amblyraja'' is a
genus
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of
skates that primarily are found in the Atlantic, but species also occur in the East and North Pacific, the
Arabian Sea
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, the
sub-Antarctic
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, and off
Southern Australia
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and New Zealand.
Species
Eight recognized species are placed in this genus:
* ''
Amblyraja doellojuradoi''
( Pozzi, 1935) (southern thorny skate)
* ''
Amblyraja frerichsi''
( G. Krefft, 1968) (thickbody skate)
* ''
Amblyraja georgiana''
(Norman
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** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1938) (Antarctic starry skate)
* ''
Amblyraja hyperborea''
( Collett, 1879) (Arctic skate)
* ''
Amblyraja jenseni''
( Bigelow & Schroeder __NOTOC__
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, 1950) (shorttail skate)
* ''
Amblyraja radiata''
(Donovan
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, 1808) (thorny skate)
* ''
Amblyraja reversa''
( Lloyd, 1906) (reversed skate)
* ''
Amblyraja taaf''
(E. E. Meisner, 1987) (whiteleg skate)
;Synonyms
* ''
Amblyraja badia''
(Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1899) accepted as ''Amblyraja hyperborea'' (broad skate)
* ''
Amblyraja robertsi''
( Hulley, 1970) accepted as ''Amblyraja hyperborea'' (bigmouth skate)
References
*
Rajidae
Ray genera
Taxa named by August Wilhelm Malm
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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