Order: Rajiformes
The link above is to the Family: Rajidae. All skates used to be organized as Rajiformes with rays, but more recent work has separated them into the Myliobatiformes with the skates remaining as Rajiformes.
There are 4 families, 35 genera, and over 335 species described here.
There are 4 families, 35 genera, and over 335 species described here.
No Information Domesticated Near Threatened Endangered Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient Least Concern Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Data Deficient Least Concern Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Family: Arhynchobatidae
There are 13 genera and 104 species described here.
Aleutian Skate
Bathyraja aleutica |
Family: Rajidae
There are 14 genera and 200 species described here.
Clearnose Skate
Raja eglanteria Also known as a Brier Skate or Summer Skate, this species is native to the eastern United States from Cape Cod around into the Gulf of Mexico. They can grow to nearly 2 feet wide and live at depths between shallow and 300 feet.
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Rondel Skate
Raja texana Also known as a Roundel Skate or Texas Clearnose Skate, this species is native to the Gulf of Mexico at depths from shallow to over 500 feet.
For more information select the common name above.
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Bowmouth Guitarfish
Rhina ancylostoma Also known as a Mud Skate or Shark Ray, this species is native throughout the Indian Ocean and southeastern Pacific. It can grow to around 8 feet in length and lives at shallow depths as deep as 300 feet.
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Atlantic Guitarfish
Rhinobatos lentiginosus Also known as a Freckled Guitarfish, this species lives in coastal waters from North Carolina around the Gulf of Mexico to Nicaragua. It prefers waters shallower than 100 feet and can grow to between 2 and 3 feet.
For more information select the common name above.
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