''Breviraja'', commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the

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Species

* '' Breviraja claramaculata'' McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate) * '' Breviraja colesi'' Bigelow &

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, 1948 (Lightnose skate) * '' Breviraja marklei'' McEachran & Miyake, 1987 (Nova Scotia Skate) * '' Breviraja mouldi'' McEachran & Matheson, 1995 (Blacknose Skate) * '' Breviraja nigriventralis'' McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Blackbelly skate) * '' Breviraja spinosa'' Bigelow &

, 1950 (Spinose skate)

References

* * Rajiformes Ray genera Taxa named by Henry Bryant Bigelow Taxa named by William Charles Schroeder {{Rajiformes-stub