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 Fenestraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982
Genus Gurgesiella de Buen, 1959
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 Raya accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Uraptera Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Rioraja Whitley, 1939
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 Fenestraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982
Genus Gurgesiella de Buen, 1959
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 Raya 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. (2023). FishBase. Rajidae de Blainville, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105711 on 2023-05-28
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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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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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]




From other sources
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 | |
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English | skates | [details] |
Japanese | ガンギエイ科 | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | skatefamilien | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | skatefamilien | [details] |
Swedish | egentliga rockor | [details] |