WoRMS taxon details
Rajidae de Blainville, 1816
- Genus Amblyraja Malm, 1877
- Genus Arctoraja Ishiyama, 1958
- Genus Beringraja Ishihara, Treloar, Bor, Senou & Jeong, 2012
- Genus Breviraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
- Genus Caliraja Ebert, 2022
- Genus Dactylobatus Bean & Weed, 1909
- Genus Dentiraja Whitley, 1940
- Genus Dipturus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Hongeo Jeong & Nakabo, 2009
- Genus Leucoraja Malm, 1877
- Genus Malacoraja Stehmann, 1970
- Genus Neoraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982
- Genus Okamejei Ishiyama, 1958
- Genus Orbiraja Last, Weigmann & Dumale, 2016
- Genus Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Rajella Stehmann, 1970
- Genus Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
- Genus Zearaja Whitley, 1939
- Genus Batis Bonaparte, 1838 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Cephaleutherus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Dactilobatus accepted as Dactylobatus Bean & Weed, 1909 (misspelling)
- Genus Hieroptera Fleming, 1841 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Laeviraja Bonaparte, 1834 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Malacorhina Garman, 1877 accepted as Psammobatis Günther, 1870
- Genus Propterygia Otto, 1821 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Raia Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, spelling superseded by Raja)
- Genus Raya Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Genus Uraptera Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Rioraja Whitley, 1939
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Benthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions;...
Description Benthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions; rare in tropical shallow waters or near coral reefs; some species enter brackish waters. Disc quadrangular to rhomboidal. Mouth transversed to arched, with numerous teeth. Five pairs of ventral gill slits. Tail very slender, with lateral folds, usually 2 reduced dorsal fins and a reduced caudal fin. Electric organs weak, developed from caudal muscles. Skin prickly in most species, the prickles often in a row along midline of dorsal. Oviparous; eggs in a horny capsule with four long tips. Skates feed on other benthic organisms. Skate wings are considered good eating. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Rajidae de Blainville, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105711 on 2024-11-23
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Benthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions; rare in tropical shallow waters or near coral reefs; some species enter brackish waters. Disc quadrangular to rhomboidal. Mouth transversed to arched, with numerous teeth. Five pairs of ventral gill slits. Tail very slender, with lateral folds, usually 2 reduced dorsal fins and a reduced caudal fin. Electric organs weak, developed from caudal muscles. Skin prickly in most species, the prickles often in a row along midline of dorsal. Oviparous; eggs in a horny capsule with four long tips. Skates feed on other benthic organisms. Skate wings are considered good eating. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | skates | [details] |
| Japanese | ガンギエイ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | skatefamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | skatefamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | egentliga rockor | [details] |
