''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of

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in the family

Gurgesiellidae Pygmy skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spin ...

. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the

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) and the Indian Ocean (east to

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).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., Last, P.R. & McEachran, J.D. 2016. Pygmy Skates, Family Gurgesiellidae. Pp. 473–493 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne. . Reference page.

Species

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Fenestraja atripinna ''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of skate in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and the Indian Ocean (east to Bali).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., L ...

'' ( Bigelow &

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, 1950) (Blackfin pygmy skate) * '' Fenestraja cubensis'' ( Bigelow &

, 1950) (Cuban pygmy skate) * '' Fenestraja ishiyamai'' ( Bigelow &

, 1962) (Plain pygmy skate) * ''

Fenestraja maceachrani ''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of skate in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and the Indian Ocean (east to Bali).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., L ...

'' ( Séret, 1989) (Madagascar pygmy skate) * ''

Fenestraja mamillidens ''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of skate in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and the Indian Ocean (east to Bali).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., L ...

'' ( Alcock, 1889) (Prickly skate) * ''

Fenestraja plutonia ''Fenestraja plutonia'' is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is commonly known as the underworld windowskate or Pluto pygmy skate. The underworld windowskate is known from patches of continental slope in the western ...

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, 1881) (Pluto skate) * ''

Fenestraja sibogae ''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of skate in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and the Indian Ocean (east to Bali).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., L ...

'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Siboga skate) * ''

Fenestraja sinusmexicanus ''Fenestraja'' is a genus of eight species of skate in the family Gurgesiellidae. They are found in deeper waters of the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and the Indian Ocean (east to Bali).Weigmann, S., Séret, B., L ...

'' ( Bigelow &

, 1950) (Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate)

References

* Rajiformes Ray genera Taxa named by John D. McEachran Taxa named by Leonard Compagno {{Rajiformes-stub