''Rhinoraja'', commonly known as the jointnose skates, is a genus of
skates in the family
Arhynchobatidae
Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of Ray (fish), rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose ska ...
. They are found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
Species
Currently, the genus consists of three recognized species. Other species formerly placed here have been moved to the genus ''
Bathyraja
''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae.
Species
There are 56 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Bathyraja abyssicola'' ( Gilbert, 1896) (Deep-sea skate)
* '' Bathyraja aguja'' ( Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) (Agu ...
''.
* ''
Rhinoraja kujiensis''
( S. Tanaka (I), 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate)
* ''
Rhinoraja longicauda''
Ishiyama, 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate)
* ''
Rhinoraja odai''
Ishiyama, 1958 (Oda's skate)
References
*
Rajidae
Ray genera
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