''Rostroraja'' is a

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belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the

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and

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. The genus was considered

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in the past (containing only '' R. alba''), but a number of species usually classified in ''

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'' have been reassigned to this genus based on genetic analysis.Last, P. R., B. Séret, M. F. W. Stehmann and S. Weigmann 2016. Chapter 19. Skates. Family Rajidae. In: Last et al. (eds.). 2016. Rays of the World. 204–363

Species

There are eight recognized species in the genus: * '' Rostroraja ackleyi'' (

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, 1881) (ocellate skate) * '' Rostroraja alba'' ( Lacépède, 1803) (bottlenose skate) * '' Rostroraja bahamensis'' ( Bigelow &

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, 1965) (Bahama skate) * ''

Rostroraja cervigoni ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was considered monotypic in the past (c ...

'' ( Bigelow &

, 1964) (finspot ray) * '' Rostroraja eglanteria'' ( L. A. G. Bosc, 1800) (clearnose skate) * ''

Rostroraja equatorialis ''Rostroraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), skate belonging to the family Rajidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and East Pacific, including the Mediterranean, Caribbean Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California. The genus was conside ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (equatorial ray) * '' Rostroraja texana'' ( A. C. Chandler, 1921) (Roundel skate) * '' Rostroraja velezi'' ( Chirichigno F., 1973) (Velez ray)

References

Ray genera Taxa named by P. Alexander Hulley Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub