Rajidae
Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
Raja clavata (thornback ray) is a common ray species found across eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.
Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818
Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818
Raja microocellata, the smalleyed ray, is a small oviparous skate found in the shallow eastern Atlantic.
Raja brachyura Lafont, 1871
Raja brachyura Lafont, 1871
Raja brachyura, the blonde ray, is a short-tailed ray found in the Eastern Atlantic and occasional Mediterranean waters.
Raja montagui Fowler, 1910
Raja montagui Fowler, 1910
Raja montagui, the spotted ray, is a small oviparous skate found in parts of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Raja radula Delaroche, 1809
Raja radula Delaroche, 1809
Raja radula, the rough ray, is an oviparous benthic ray native to the Mediterranean Sea.
Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
Raja undulata, the undulate ray, is a cartilaginous fish found in the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean that breeds in winter.
Raja ocellifera Regan, 1906
Raja ocellifera Regan, 1906
Raja ocellifera, the rare twineye skate, may be an endemic skate species found only in South Africa.
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)
Amblyraja radiata, the thorny skate, is a skate species with defined physical features, diet, and reproductive traits.
Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)
Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)
Rostroraja alba, the bottlenose skate, is a large oviparous benthic skate found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Raja eglanteria Bosc, 1800
Raja eglanteria Bosc, 1800
Raja eglanteria (clearnose skate) is a demersal cartilaginous fish found off the southeastern US, with a distinct body form and defined life cycle.
Leucoraja garmani (Whitley, 1939)
Leucoraja garmani (Whitley, 1939)
Leucoraja garmani, the rosette skate, is an abundant mid-depth skate found across parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean.
Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill, 1815)
Leucoraja ocellata (Mitchill, 1815)
Leucoraja ocellata (winter skate) is a late-maturing vulnerable skate native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Leucoraja erinacea (Mitchill, 1825)
Leucoraja erinacea (Mitchill, 1825)
Leucoraja erinacea, the little skate, is a small western Atlantic skate with unique punting locomotion and oviparous reproduction.
Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855)
Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855)
Beringraja binoculata (big skate) is a large oviparous skate native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Dipturus whitleyi (Iredale, 1938)
Dipturus whitleyi (Iredale, 1938)
Melbourne skate (Dipturus whitleyi, Spiniraja whitleyi) is a Rajidae skate endemic to southern Australia's open seas.
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