''Rostroraja'' is a genus of

skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish *Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae * Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongin ...

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

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (containing only '' R. alba''), but a number of species usually classified in '' Raja'' 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 ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (c ...

'' ( Garman, 1881) (ocellate skate) * ''

Rostroraja alba The bottlenose skate, spearnose skate, or white skate (''Rostroraja alba'') is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. It is a benthic fish native to the coastal eastern Atlantic Ocean. Due to overfishing, it has been depleted or extirpated i ...

'' (

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, 1803) (bottlenose skate) * ''

Rostroraja bahamensis ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (c ...

'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1965) (Bahama skate) * ''

Rostroraja cervigoni ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (c ...

'' ( Bigelow & Schroeder, 1964) (finspot ray) * ''

Rostroraja eglanteria The clearnose skate (''Rostroraja eglanteria'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. ''R. eglanteria'' is also known by other common names such as the brier skate and summer skate. Clearnose skates are easily identified by ...

'' ( L. A. G. Bosc, 1800) (clearnose skate) * ''

Rostroraja equatorialis ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was conside ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (equatorial ray) * ''

Rostroraja texana The roundel skate or Texas clearnose skate (''Rostroraja texana'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula. Description The disc of the roundel sk ...

'' ( A. C. Chandler, 1921) (Roundel skate) * ''

Rostroraja velezi ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (c ...

'' ( Chirichigno F., 1973) (Velez ray)

References

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