''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
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
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Species
* ''
Breviraja claramaculata''
McEachran & Matheson, 1985 (Brightspot skate)
* ''
Breviraja colesi
''Breviraja'', commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.
Species
* ''Breviraja claramaculata'' John D. ...
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Bigelow & Schroeder, 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 & Schroeder, 1950 (Spinose skate)
References
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Rajiformes
Ray genera
Taxa named by Henry Bryant Bigelow
Taxa named by William Charles Schroeder
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