''Rostroraja'' is a

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of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the

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and

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. The genus was considered

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in the past (containing only '' R. alba''), but a number of species usually classified in ''

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'' have been reassigned to this genus based on genetic analysis.Last, P. R., B. Séret, M. F. W. Stehmann and S. Weigmann 2016. Chapter 19. Skates. Family Rajidae. In: Last et al. (eds.). 2016. Rays of the World. 204–363

Species

There are eight recognized species in the genus: * '' Rostroraja ackleyi'' ( Garman, 1881) (ocellate skate) * '' Rostroraja alba'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (bottlenose skate) * '' Rostroraja bahamensis'' ( Bigelow &

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, 1965) (Bahama skate) * '' Rostroraja cervigoni'' ( Bigelow &

, 1964) (finspot ray) * '' Rostroraja eglanteria'' ( L. A. G. Bosc, 1800) (clearnose skate) * '' Rostroraja equatorialis'' ( D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (equatorial ray) * '' Rostroraja texana'' ( A. C. Chandler, 1921) (Roundel skate) * '' Rostroraja velezi'' ( Chirichigno F., 1973) (Velez ray)

References

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