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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes


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Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
[Southern thorny skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja frerichsi
[Thickbody skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Amblyraja georgiana
[Antarctic starry skate]

Photo by DESCNA

Arctic, Indian, Pacific a
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Photo by DESCNA
 
Amblyraja hyperborea
[Arctic skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Amblyraja jenseni
[Shorttail skate]

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 105 cm TL
Photo by Ueberschär, B.
 
Amblyraja radiata
[Starry ray]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Amblyraja reversa
[Reversed skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Amblyraja taaf
[Whiteleg skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
[East China leg skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Anacanthobatis marmorata
[Spotted legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis
[South China leg skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Photo by Misawa, R
 
Arctoraja sexoculata
[Simushir skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Arctoraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Atlantoraja castelnaui
[Spotback skate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.9 cm TL
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Atlantoraja cyclophora
[Eyespot skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 81.6 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Atlantoraja platana
[La Plata skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja aguja
[Aguja skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja albomaculata
[White-dotted skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 75.6 cm WD
 
Bathyraja andriashevi
[Little-eyed skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bathyraja arctowskii
[Antarctic dark-mouth skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja bergi
[Bottom skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja brachyurops
[Broadnose skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.4 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja caeluronigricans
[Purple-black skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Pacific
Max. Length 112.6 cm TL
 
Bathyraja chapmani
[Chapman’s skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja cousseauae
[Joined-fins skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja diplotaenia
[Dusky-pink skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja eatonii
[Eaton's skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 73.3 cm TL
 
Bathyraja fedorovi
[Cinnamon skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja griseocauda
[Graytail skate]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 342 cm TL
 
Bathyraja hesperafricana
[West African skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Bering skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja irrasa
[Kerguelen sandpaper skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 123 cm TL
 
Bathyraja ishiharai
[Abyssal skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja isotrachys
[Raspback skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Bathyraja kincaidii
[Sandpaper Skate]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 88.8 cm TL
Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Bathyraja leucomelanos
[Domino skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Bathyraja longicauda
[Slimtail skate]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Bathyraja maccaini
[McCain's skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja macloviana
[Patagonian skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 134 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja maculata
[White-blotched skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja magellanica
[Magellan skate]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 126 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja matsubarai
[Dusky-purple skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja meridionalis
[Dark-belly skate]
No picture found
Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Bathyraja microtrachys
[Fine-spined skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 82.5 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja minispinosa
[Whitebrow skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja multispinis
[Multispine skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja murrayi
[Murray's skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja notoroensis
[Notoro skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122.4 cm TL
 
Bathyraja pacifica
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja pallida
[Pale ray]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Bathyraja papilionifera
[]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bathyraja peruana
[Peruvian skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic and South
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja richardsoni
[Richardson's ray]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja scaphiops
[Cuphead skate]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by MNHN
 
Bathyraja schroederi
[Whitemouth skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Bathyraja shuntovi
[Longnose deep-sea skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 101.5 cm TL
 
Bathyraja smirnovi
[Golden skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Bathyraja smithii
[African softnose skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bathyraja spinicauda
[Spinytail skate]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja taranetzi
[Mud skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja trachouros
[Eremo skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tzinovskii
[Creamback skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 244 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Beringraja binoculata
[Big skate]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Beringraja pulchra
[Mottled skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 29.4 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja claramaculata
[Brightspot skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja colesi
[Lightnose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja mouldi
[Blacknose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja nigriventralis
[Blackbelly skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 23.6 cm WD
Photo by JAMARC
 
Breviraja spinosa
[Spinose skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja aenigma
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja albilabiata
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Brochiraja asperula
[Smooth deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 36.4 cm WD
 
Brochiraja heuresa
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50.9 cm
 
Brochiraja leviveneta
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Brochiraja microspinifera
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Brochiraja spinifera
[Prickly deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 71.9 cm WD
 
Brochiraja vittacauda
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Caliraja cortezensis
[Cortez skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Caliraja inornata
[California skate]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Caliraja rhina
[Longnose skate]

Photo by Murch, A.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Caliraja stellulata
[Starry skate]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Cruriraja andamanica
[Andaman leg skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Cruriraja atlantis
[Cuban legskate]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Cruriraja cadenati
[Broadfoot leg skate]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Cruriraja durbanensis
[Smoothnose legskate]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 59.4 cm TL
 
Cruriraja hulleyi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Cruriraja parcomaculata
[Roughnose legskate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 32.8 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Cruriraja poeyi
[Cuban leg skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Cruriraja rugosa
[Rough leg skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dactylobatus armatus
[Skilletskate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm WD
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Dactylobatus clarkii
[Hookskate]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Dentiraja australis
[Sydney skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 66 cm TL
 
Dentiraja cerva
[Whitespotted skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 69.5 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dentiraja confusa
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.7 cm TL
 
Dentiraja endeavouri
[Endeavour skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 49.1 cm TL
 
Dentiraja falloargus
[False Argus skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32.6 cm TL
 
Dentiraja flindersi
[Pygmy thornback skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 72.3 cm TL
 
Dentiraja healdi
[Heald’s skate]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

Eastern Indian Ocean to s
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Dentiraja lemprieri
[Thornback skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55.7 cm TL
 
Dentiraja oculus
[]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Dentiraja polyommata
[Argus skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 137.1 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dipturus acrobelus
[Deepwater skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 89.7 cm TL
 
Dipturus amphispinus
[Ridgeback skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 76.5 cm TL
 
Dipturus apricus
[Pale tropical skate]

Photo by Díaz de Astarloa, J.M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 93.5 cm TL
Photo by Díaz de Astarloa, J.M.
 
Dipturus argentinensis
[Argentine skate]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 285 cm TL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Dipturus batis
[Blue skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm WD
Photo by JAMARC
 
Dipturus bullisi
[Bullis skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus campbelli
[Blackspot skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 90.4 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dipturus canutus
[Grey skate]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Dipturus chinensis
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Dipturus crosnieri
[Madagascar skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 101.2 cm DL
 
Dipturus diehli
[Thorny tail skate]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 115 cm TL
 
Dipturus doutrei
[Violet skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
 
Dipturus ecuadoriensis
[Ecuador skate]

Photo by INIDEP

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by INIDEP
 
Dipturus flavirostris
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus garricki
[San Blas skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 186 cm TL
 
Dipturus gigas
[Giant skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.1 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dipturus grahamorum
[Graham’s skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 184 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dipturus gudgeri
[Bight skate]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 240 cm TL
Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Dipturus innominatus
[New Zealand smooth skate]

Photo by Holt, D.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 285 cm TL
Photo by Holt, D.
 
Dipturus intermedius
[]

Photo by Mullasseri, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Photo by Mullasseri, S.
 
Dipturus johannisdavisi
[Travancore skate]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 75.7 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Dipturus kwangtungensis
[Kwangtung skate]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 163 cm TL
Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Dipturus laevis
[Barndoor skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 82 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus lanceorostratus
[Rattail skate]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Dipturus leptocauda
[Thintail skate]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Dipturus macrocauda
[Bigtail skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 77.7 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Dipturus melanospilus
[Blacktip skate]

Photo by Gomes, U.L./Paragó, C.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 167 cm TL
Photo by Gomes, U.L./Paragó, C.
 
Dipturus mennii
[South Brazilian skate]

Photo by Mouritsen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Mouritsen, R.
 
Dipturus nidarosiensis
[Norwegian skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Dipturus olseni
[Spreadfin skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 144 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus oregoni
[Hooktail skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus oxyrinchus
[Longnosed skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Dipturus pullopunctatus
[Slime skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 76.1 cm TL
 
Dipturus queenslandicus
[Queensland deepwater skate]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 192 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus springeri
[Roughbelly skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 101 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Dipturus stenorhynchus
[Prow-nose skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Dipturus teevani
[Prickly brown ray]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 113 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Dipturus tengu
[Acutenose skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 264 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Dipturus trachyderma
[Ray]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

Western Pacific to Southw
Max. Length 128 cm TL
Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Dipturus wengi
[Weng’s skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 78.4 cm TL
 
Dipturus wuhanlingi
[China skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Fenestraja atripinna
[Blackfin pygmy skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Fenestraja cubensis
[Cuban pygmy skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Fenestraja ishiyamai
[Plain pygmy skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Fenestraja maceachrani
[Madagascar pygmy skate]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
 
Fenestraja mamillidens
[Prickly skate]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Fenestraja plutonia
[Pluto skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm
Photo by FAO
 
Fenestraja sibogae
[Siboga skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Fenestraja sinusmexicanus
[Gulf skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Gurgesiella atlantica
[Atlantic pygmy skate]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Gurgesiella dorsalifera
[Onefin skate]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Gurgesiella furvescens
[Dusky finless skate]

Photo by Kim, J.-K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Kim, J.-K.
 
Hongeo koreanus
[Korean skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.9 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Indobatis ori
[Black legskate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
 
Insentiraja laxipella
[Eastern looseskin skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 55.2 cm TL
 
Insentiraja subtilispinosa
[Velvet skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Irolita waitii
[Southern round skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Irolita westraliensis
[Western round skate]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
 
Leucoraja caribbaea
[Maya skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic (Iceland
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Leucoraja circularis
[Sandy ray]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 51.7 cm TL
 
Leucoraja compagnoi
[Tigertail skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm TL
 
Leucoraja elaineae
[Elaine’s skate]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Leucoraja erinaceus
[Little skate]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Leucoraja fullonica
[Shagreen ray]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Leucoraja garmani
[Rosette skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Leucoraja lentiginosa
[Freckled skate]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Leucoraja leucosticta
[Whitedappled skate]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Leucoraja melitensis
[Maltese ray]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Leucoraja naevus
[Cuckoo ray]

Photo by Sargent, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 113 cm TL
Photo by Sargent, P.
 
Leucoraja ocellata
[Winter skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40.1 cm TL
 
Leucoraja pristispina
[Sawback skate]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
 
Leucoraja virginica
[Virginia skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Leucoraja wallacei
[Yellowspotted skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Leucoraja yucatanensis
[Yucatan skate]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Malacoraja kreffti
[Krefft's ray]

Photo by Gomes, U.L.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Photo by Gomes, U.L.
 
Malacoraja obscura
[Brazilian soft skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Malacoraja senta
[Smooth skate]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Malacoraja spinacidermis
[Soft skate]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30.4 cm TL
 
Neoraja africana
[West African pygmy skate]

Photo by MNHN

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Photo by MNHN
 
Neoraja caerulea
[Blue ray]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 28.5 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Neoraja carolinensis
[Carolina pygmy skate]

Photo by Stehmann, Séret, Costa & Baro

Northeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Photo by Stehmann, Séret, Costa & Baro
 
Neoraja iberica
[Iberian pygmy skate]
No picture found
Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 37.6 cm TL
 
Neoraja stehmanni
[African pygmy skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 54.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja alisae
[Alis' velvet skate]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Notoraja azurea
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja fijiensis
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 53.3 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Notoraja hesperindica
[Western blue skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.8 cm TL
 
Notoraja hirticauda
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Notoraja inusitata
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.4 cm TL
 
Notoraja longiventralis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific, between
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja martinezi
[Barbedwire-tailed skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Notoraja ochroderma
[Pale skate]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

West Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Notoraja sapphira
[Sapphire Skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45.9 cm TL
 
Notoraja sereti
[Papuan velvet skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62.7 cm TL
 
Notoraja sticta
[Blotched skate]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Notoraja tobitukai
[Leadhued skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65.7 cm TL
 
Notoraja yurii
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Okamejei acutispina
[Sharpspine skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 49.5 cm TL
 
Okamejei arafurensis
[Arafura skate]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific; Korea
Max. Length 55 cm
Photo by FAO
 
Okamejei boesemani
[Boeseman's skate]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Okamejei cairae
[Borneo sand Skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60.5 cm TL
 
Okamejei heemstrai
[East African skate]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Okamejei hollandi
[Yellow-spotted skate]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Okamejei kenojei
[Ocellate spot skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55.5 cm TL
 
Okamejei leptoura
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Okamejei meerdervoortii
[Bigeye skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Okamejei mengae
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Northwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50.9 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Okamejei ornata
[Ornate skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 30.4 cm TL
Photo by Misawa, R
 
Okamejei panayensis
[Philippine skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Okamejei philipi
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Okamejei schmidti
[Browneye skate]

Photo by T. Krajangdara et al

Western Pacific
Max. Length 53.3 cm TL
Photo by T. Krajangdara et al
 
Orbiraja jensenae
[Sulu Sea skate]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm WD
Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Orbiraja powelli
[Indian ring skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pavoraja alleni
[Allen's skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
 
Pavoraja arenaria
[Sandy skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.9 cm TL
 
Pavoraja mosaica
[Mosaic skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36.8 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja nitida
[Peacock skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 37.2 cm TL
 
Pavoraja pseudonitida
[False peacock skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.9 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Pavoraja umbrosa
[Dusky skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis bergi
[Blotched sand skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 27.6 cm TL
Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Psammobatis extenta
[Zipper sand skate]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Psammobatis lentiginosa
[Freckled sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis normani
[Shortfin sand skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Psammobatis parvacauda
[Smalltail sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis rudis
[Smallthorn sand skate]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Psammobatis rutrum
[Spade sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis scobina
[Raspthorn sand skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Photo by FAO
 
Pseudoraja fischeri
[Fanfin skate]

Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.
 
Raja asterias
[Mediterranean starry ray]

Photo by Bergmann, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Photo by Bergmann, M.
 
Raja brachyura
[Blonde ray]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Eastern Atlantic and Sout
Max. Length 139 cm TL
Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Raja clavata
[Thornback ray]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Raja herwigi
[Cape Verde skate]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Raja maderensis
[Madeiran ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Raja mauritaniensis
[African ray]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Raja microocellata
[Small-eyed ray]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Raja miraletus
[Brown ray]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Raja montagui
[Spotted ray]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41.1 cm TL
 
Raja parva
[African brown skate]
307 Species of Family Rajidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amblyraja doellojuradoi Southern thorny skate Southeast Pacific 69 TL
Amblyraja frerichsi Thickbody skate Southwest Atlantic 91 TL
Amblyraja georgiana Antarctic starry skate Southeast Pacific 115 TL
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate Arctic, Indian, Pacific a 112 TL
Amblyraja jenseni Shorttail skate Western Atlantic 85 TL
Amblyraja radiata Starry ray North Atlantic and adjace 105 TL
Amblyraja reversa Reversed skate Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
Amblyraja taaf Whiteleg skate Southeastern Atlantic 90 TL
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate Western Pacific 44 TL
Anacanthobatis marmorata Spotted legskate Western Indian Ocean 29 TL
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate Western Pacific
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL
Arctoraja sexoculata Simushir skate Northwest Pacific 35.2 TL
Arctoraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL
Atlantoraja castelnaui Spotback skate Southwest Atlantic 132 TL
Atlantoraja cyclophora Eyespot skate Western Atlantic 78.9 TL
Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate Southeast Atlantic 81.6 TL
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL
Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate Southeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate Southeast Pacific 14.4 TL
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL
Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate Western Pacific 75.6 WD
Bathyraja arctowskii Antarctic dark-mouth skate Southern Ocean 61 TL
Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 103 TL
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate Northwest Pacific 74.4 WD
Bathyraja chapmani Chapman’s skate Southeastern Pacific 112.6 TL
Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate Southwestern Atlantic 86 TL
Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate Southern Ocean 100 TL
Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate Northwest Pacific 73.3 TL
Bathyraja griseocauda Graytail skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 49 TL
Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate Eastern Central Atlantic 342 TL
Bathyraja interrupta Bering skate North Pacific 89 TL
Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja ishiharai Abyssal skate Eastern Indian Ocean 123 TL
Bathyraja isotrachys Raspback skate Northwest Pacific 76.2 TL
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate North Pacific 62 TL
Bathyraja leucomelanos Domino skate Southwest Pacific 88.8 TL
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD
Bathyraja longicauda Slimtail skate Southeast Pacific 80 TL
Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate Northwest Pacific 134 TL
Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate Southeast Pacific
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate Northwest Pacific 126 TL
Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate Southwest Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja microtrachys Fine-spined skate Northeastern Pacific 75 TL
Bathyraja minispinosa Whitebrow skate North Pacific 82.5 TL
Bathyraja multispinis Multispine skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate Southern Ocean 60 TL
Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate Northwest Pacific 59 WD
Bathyraja pacifica Southwest Pacific 122.4 TL
Bathyraja pallida Pale ray Northeast Atlantic 160 TL
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL
Bathyraja papilionifera Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate Southeast Pacific 110 TL
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Northwest Pacific 100 TL
Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray North Atlantic and South 175 TL
Bathyraja scaphiops Cuphead skate Southwest Atlantic 111 TL
Bathyraja schroederi Whitemouth skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja shuntovi Longnose deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 140 TL
Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate North Pacific 101.5 TL
Bathyraja smithii African softnose skate Southeast Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail skate North Atlantic and adjace 170 TL
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate North Pacific 200 TL
Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate Northwest Pacific 70 TL
Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate Northeastern Pacific 91 TL
Bathyraja tzinovskii Creamback skate Western Pacific. 69 TL
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL
Beringraja binoculata Big skate North Pacific 244 TL
Beringraja pulchra Mottled skate Northwest Pacific 115 TL
Breviraja claramaculata Brightspot skate Western Central Atlantic 29.4 TL
Breviraja colesi Lightnose skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
Breviraja mouldi Blacknose skate Western Central Atlantic 41 TL
Breviraja nigriventralis Blackbelly skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
Breviraja spinosa Spinose skate Western Central Atlantic 23.6 WD
Brochiraja aenigma Western Pacific 43.6 TL
Brochiraja albilabiata Southwest Pacific 64.6 TL
Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 51 TL
Brochiraja heuresa Tasman Sea 36.4 WD
Brochiraja leviveneta Southwest Pacific 50.9
Brochiraja microspinifera Southwest Pacific 32.5 TL
Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 80 TL
Brochiraja vittacauda Tasman Sea 71.9 WD
Caliraja cortezensis Cortez skate Eastern Central Pacific 39 TL
Caliraja inornata California skate Eastern Pacific 76 TL
Caliraja rhina Longnose skate Eastern Pacific 180 TL
Caliraja stellulata Starry skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Cruriraja andamanica Andaman leg skate Indian Ocean
Cruriraja atlantis Cuban legskate Western Central Atlantic
Cruriraja cadenati Broadfoot leg skate Western Central Atlantic
Cruriraja durbanensis Smoothnose legskate Southeast Atlantic 31 TL
Cruriraja hulleyi Southeast Atlantic 59.4 TL
Cruriraja parcomaculata Roughnose legskate Western Indian Ocean 55 TL
Cruriraja poeyi Cuban leg skate Western Central Atlantic 32.8 TL
Cruriraja rugosa Rough leg skate Western Atlantic
Dactylobatus armatus Skilletskate Western Central Atlantic 32 TL
Dactylobatus clarkii Hookskate Western Central Atlantic 69 WD
Dentiraja australis Sydney skate Western Pacific 55 TL
Dentiraja cerva Whitespotted skate Eastern Indian Ocean 66 TL
Dentiraja confusa Eastern Indian Ocean and 69.5 TL
Dentiraja endeavouri Endeavour skate Southwest Pacific 36.7 TL
Dentiraja falloargus False Argus skate Eastern Indian Ocean 49.1 TL
Dentiraja flindersi Pygmy thornback skate Eastern Indian Ocean 32.6 TL
Dentiraja healdi Heald’s skate Eastern Indian Ocean 72.3 TL
Dentiraja lemprieri Thornback skate Eastern Indian Ocean to s 55 TL
Dentiraja oculus Eastern Indian Ocean 55.7 TL
Dentiraja polyommata Argus skate Western Pacific 36 TL
Dipturus acrobelus Deepwater skate Indo-West Pacific 137.1 TL
Dipturus amphispinus Ridgeback skate Western Central Pacific 89.7 TL
Dipturus apricus Pale tropical skate Western Central Pacific 76.5 TL
Dipturus argentinensis Argentine skate Southwest Atlantic 93.5 TL
Dipturus batis Blue skate Northeastern Atlantic 285 TL
Dipturus bullisi Bullis skate Western Central Atlantic 48 WD
Dipturus campbelli Blackspot skate Western Indian Ocean 66 TL
Dipturus canutus Grey skate Indo-west Pacific 90.4 TL
Dipturus chinensis Northwest Pacific 68 TL
Dipturus crosnieri Madagascar skate Western Indian Ocean 61 TL
Dipturus diehli Thorny tail skate Southwest Atlantic 101.2 DL
Dipturus doutrei Violet skate Eastern Central Atlantic 115 TL
Dipturus ecuadoriensis Ecuador skate Southeast Pacific 39 TL
Dipturus flavirostris Southeast Pacific 120 TL
Dipturus garricki San Blas skate Western Central Atlantic 107 TL
Dipturus gigas Giant skate Northwest Pacific 186 TL
Dipturus grahamorum Graham’s skate Southwest Pacific 64.1 TL
Dipturus gudgeri Bight skate Indo-West Pacific 184 TL
Dipturus innominatus New Zealand smooth skate Southwest Pacific 240 TL
Dipturus intermedius Northeast Atlantic 285 TL
Dipturus johannisdavisi Travancore skate Western Indian Ocean 54 TL
Dipturus kwangtungensis Kwangtung skate Northwest Pacific 75.7 TL
Dipturus laevis Barndoor skate Western Atlantic 163 TL
Dipturus lanceorostratus Rattail skate Western Indian Ocean 82 TL
Dipturus leptocauda Thintail skate Southwest Atlantic 67 TL
Dipturus macrocauda Bigtail skate Northwest Pacific 120 TL
Dipturus melanospilus Blacktip skate Western Pacific 77.7 TL
Dipturus mennii South Brazilian skate Southwest Atlantic 167 TL
Dipturus nidarosiensis Norwegian skate Eastern Atlantic 200 TL
Dipturus olseni Spreadfin skate Western Central Atlantic 69 TL
Dipturus oregoni Hooktail skate Western Central Atlantic 144 TL
Dipturus oxyrinchus Longnosed skate Eastern Atlantic 150 TL
Dipturus pullopunctatus Slime skate Southeast Atlantic 130 TL
Dipturus queenslandicus Queensland deepwater skate Western Pacific 76.1 TL
Dipturus springeri Roughbelly skate Southeast Atlantic and We 192 TL
Dipturus stenorhynchus Prow-nose skate Western Indian Ocean 101 TL
Dipturus teevani Prickly brown ray Western Atlantic 84 TL
Dipturus tengu Acutenose skate Western Pacific 113 TL
Dipturus trachyderma Ray Southeast Pacific 264 TL
Dipturus wengi Weng’s skate Western Pacific to Southw 128 TL
Dipturus wuhanlingi China skate Northwest Pacific 78.4 TL
Fenestraja atripinna Blackfin pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic
Fenestraja cubensis Cuban pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic 22 TL
Fenestraja ishiyamai Plain pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic
Fenestraja maceachrani Madagascar pygmy skate Western Indian Ocean
Fenestraja mamillidens Prickly skate Indian Ocean.
Fenestraja plutonia Pluto skate Western Central Atlantic 25.3 TL
Fenestraja sibogae Siboga skate Western Central Pacific 31
Fenestraja sinusmexicanus Gulf skate Western Central Atlantic 37.5 TL
Gurgesiella atlantica Atlantic pygmy skate Western Atlantic 50 TL
Gurgesiella dorsalifera Onefin skate Southwest Atlantic 53 TL
Gurgesiella furvescens Dusky finless skate Southeast Pacific 52 TL
Hongeo koreanus Korean skate Northwest Pacific 76 TL
Indobatis ori Black legskate Western Indian Ocean 42.9 TL
Insentiraja laxipella Eastern looseskin skate Western Central Pacific 57 TL
Insentiraja subtilispinosa Velvet skate Western Central Pacific 55.2 TL
Irolita waitii Southern round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 52 TL
Irolita westraliensis Western round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 43 TL
Leucoraja caribbaea Maya skate Western Atlantic
Leucoraja circularis Sandy ray Eastern Atlantic (Iceland 120 TL
Leucoraja compagnoi Tigertail skate Southeast Atlantic 51.7 TL
Leucoraja elaineae Elaine’s skate Western Indian Ocean 33 TL
Leucoraja erinaceus Little skate Western Atlantic 62 TL
Leucoraja fullonica Shagreen ray Eastern Atlantic 120 TL
Leucoraja garmani Rosette skate Western Atlantic 57 TL
Leucoraja lentiginosa Freckled skate Western Central Atlantic 44 TL
Leucoraja leucosticta Whitedappled skate Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
Leucoraja melitensis Maltese ray Mediterranean Sea 52 TL
Leucoraja naevus Cuckoo ray Eastern Atlantic 81 TL
Leucoraja ocellata Winter skate Western Atlantic 113 TL
Leucoraja pristispina Sawback skate Eastern Indian Ocean 40.1 TL
Leucoraja virginica Virginia skate Northwest Atlantic
Leucoraja wallacei Yellowspotted skate Southeast Atlantic and We 100 TL
Leucoraja yucatanensis Yucatan skate Western Central Atlantic 30 TL
Malacoraja kreffti Krefft's ray Northeast Atlantic 70 TL
Malacoraja obscura Brazilian soft skate Southwestern Atlantic 68 TL
Malacoraja senta Smooth skate Western Atlantic 71 TL
Malacoraja spinacidermis Soft skate Eastern Atlantic 70 TL
Neoraja africana West African pygmy skate Eastern Atlantic 30.4 TL
Neoraja caerulea Blue ray Northeast Atlantic 35 TL
Neoraja carolinensis Carolina pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic 28.5 TL
Neoraja iberica Iberian pygmy skate Northeastern Atlantic 35 TL
Neoraja stehmanni African pygmy skate Southeast Atlantic 37.6 TL
Notoraja alisae Alis' velvet skate Western Pacific 54.5 TL
Notoraja azurea Indo-West Pacific 64.5 TL
Notoraja fijiensis Western Pacific 39.5 TL
Notoraja hesperindica Western blue skate Western Indian Ocean 53.3 TL
Notoraja hirticauda Eastern Indian Ocean 44.8 TL
Notoraja inusitata Western Pacific 44 TL
Notoraja longiventralis Western Pacific 43.4 TL
Notoraja martinezi Barbedwire-tailed skate Eastern Pacific, between 47.5 TL
Notoraja ochroderma Pale skate Western Central Pacific 37 TL
Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate West Pacific 41.3 TL
Notoraja sereti Papuan velvet skate Western Central Pacific 45.9 TL
Notoraja sticta Blotched skate Eastern Indian Ocean 62.7 TL
Notoraja tobitukai Leadhued skate Northwest Pacific 50 TL
Notoraja yurii Southeastern Indian Ocean 65.7 TL
Okamejei acutispina Sharpspine skate Northwest Pacific 45 TL
Okamejei arafurensis Arafura skate Eastern Indian Ocean 49.5 TL
Okamejei boesemani Boeseman's skate Northwest Pacific; Korea 55
Okamejei cairae Borneo sand Skate Western Pacific 39 TL
Okamejei heemstrai East African skate Western Indian Ocean 60.5 TL
Okamejei hollandi Yellow-spotted skate Western Pacific 45 TL
Okamejei kenojei Ocellate spot skate Northwest Pacific 57 TL
Okamejei leptoura Eastern Indian Ocean 55.5 TL
Okamejei meerdervoortii Bigeye skate Western Pacific 37 TL
Okamejei mengae Northwest Pacific
Okamejei ornata Ornate skate Northwestern Indian Ocean 50.9 TL
Okamejei panayensis Philippine skate Western Central Pacific 30.4 TL
Okamejei philipi Western Indian Ocean
Okamejei schmidti Browneye skate Northwest Pacific
Orbiraja jensenae Sulu Sea skate Western Pacific 53.3 TL
Orbiraja powelli Indian ring skate Northern Indian Ocean 22 WD
Pavoraja alleni Allen's skate Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL
Pavoraja arenaria Sandy skate Eastern Indian Ocean 34.3 TL
Pavoraja mosaica Mosaic skate Western Pacific 27.9 TL
Pavoraja nitida Peacock skate Eastern Indian Ocean 36.8 TL
Pavoraja pseudonitida False peacock skate Western Pacific 37.2 TL
Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky skate Western Pacific 36.9 TL
Psammobatis bergi Blotched sand skate Southwest Atlantic 47.5 TL
Psammobatis extenta Zipper sand skate Southwest Atlantic 27.6 TL
Psammobatis lentiginosa Freckled sand skate Southwest Atlantic 49 TL
Psammobatis normani Shortfin sand skate Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2 58 TL
Psammobatis parvacauda Smalltail sand skate Southwest Atlantic
Psammobatis rudis Smallthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 50 TL
Psammobatis rutrum Spade sand skate Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
Psammobatis scobina Raspthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific
Pseudoraja fischeri Fanfin skate Western Central Atlantic
Raja asterias Mediterranean starry ray Eastern Atlantic 75 TL
Raja brachyura Blonde ray Eastern Atlantic 125 TL
Raja clavata Thornback ray Eastern Atlantic and Sout 139 TL
Raja herwigi Cape Verde skate Eastern Central Atlantic 50 TL
Raja maderensis Madeiran ray Eastern Atlantic 85 TL
Raja mauritaniensis African ray Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
Raja microocellata Small-eyed ray Eastern Atlantic 87 TL
Raja miraletus Brown ray Northeast Atlantic 63 TL
Raja montagui Spotted ray Eastern Atlantic 102 TL
Raja parva African brown skate Eastern Central Atlantic 41.1 TL



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