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Family: Arhynchobatidae Skates



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103 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Atlantoraja castelnaui
[Spotback skate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.9 cm TL
Atlantoraja cyclophora (Regan, 1903)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Atlantoraja cyclophora
[Eyespot skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 81.6 cm TL
Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Atlantoraja platana
[La Plata skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Bathyraja aguja
[Aguja skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja albomaculata
[White-dotted skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 75.6 cm WD
 
Bathyraja andriashevi
[Little-eyed skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja bergi
[Bottom skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 64.2 cm TL
Bathyraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja brachyurops
[Broadnose skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.4 cm WD
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja caeluronigricans
[Purple-black skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Bathyraja cousseauae Díaz de Astarloa & Mabragaña, 2004

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja cousseauae
[Joined-fins skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja diplotaenia
[Dusky-pink skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876)

Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja eatonii
[Eaton's skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 73.3 cm TL
 
Bathyraja fedorovi
[Cinnamon skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Bathyraja griseocauda (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja griseocauda
[Graytail skate]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 342 cm TL
 
Bathyraja hesperafricana
[West African skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Sandpaper skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja irrasa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980

Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja irrasa
[Kerguelen sandpaper skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Bathyraja ishiharai
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Bathyraja isotrachys (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja isotrachys
[Raspback skate]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 88.8 cm TL
Bathyraja leucomelanos Iglésias & Lévy-Hartmann, 2012

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Bathyraja leucomelanos
[Domino skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Bathyraja lindbergi Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Bathyraja longicauda
[Slimtail skate]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja maccaini Springer, 1971

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Bathyraja maccaini
[McCain's skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic

Bathyraja macloviana (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja macloviana
[Patagonian skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Bathyraja maculata Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja maculata
[White-blotched skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific

Bathyraja magellanica (Philippi, 1902)

Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja magellanica
[Magellan skate]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 126 cm TL
Bathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja matsubarai
[Dusky-purple skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja meridionalis Stehmann, 1987

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja meridionalis
[Dark-belly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 82.5 cm TL
Bathyraja minispinosa Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja minispinosa
[Whitebrow skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Bathyraja multispinis (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja multispinis
[Multispine skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)

Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja murrayi
[Murray's skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm WD
Bathyraja notoroensis Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja notoroensis
[Notoro skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Bathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja pallida
[Pale ray]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Bathyraja papilionifera
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 129 cm TL
Bathyraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific

Bathyraja peruana McEachran & Miyake, 1984

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bathyraja peruana
[Peruvian skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985

Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja richardsoni
[Richardson's ray]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Bathyraja scaphiops (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja scaphiops
[Cuphead skate]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Bathyraja schroederi (Krefft, 1968)

Photo by MNHN
 
Bathyraja schroederi
[Whitemouth skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Bathyraja shuntovi
[Longnose deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Bathyraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 101.5 cm TL
 
Bathyraja smirnovi
[Golden skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja smithii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Bathyraja smithii
[African softnose skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bathyraja spinicauda
[Spinytail skate]

Photo by FAO

Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Bathyraja spinosissima (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)

Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Bathyraja taranetzi (Dolganov, 1983)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja taranetzi
[Mud skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja trachouros
[Eremo skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tunae
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tzinovskii
[Creamback skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Bathyraja violacea (Suvorov, 1935)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja aenigma
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja albilabiata
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Brochiraja asperula
[Smooth deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 36.4 cm WD
 
Brochiraja heuresa
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50.9 cm
 
Brochiraja leviveneta
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Brochiraja microspinifera
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Brochiraja spinifera
[Prickly deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 71.9 cm WD
 
Brochiraja vittacauda
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Insentiraja laxipella
[Eastern looseskin skate]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 55.2 cm TL
 
Insentiraja subtilispinosa
[Velvet skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Irolita waitii
[Southern round skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 43 cm TL
 
Irolita westraliensis
[Western round skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 54.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja alisae
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja azurea
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja fijiensis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.8 cm TL
 
Notoraja hirticauda
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Notoraja inusitata
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
 
Notoraja lira
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.4 cm TL
 
Notoraja longiventralis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific.

Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994

Photo by FAO
 
Notoraja ochroderma
[Pale skate]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

West Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last, 2009

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Notoraja sapphira
[Sapphire Skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62.7 cm TL
 
Notoraja sticta
[Blotched skate]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Notoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Notoraja tobitukai
[Leadhued skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Pavoraja alleni
[Allen's skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
 
Pavoraja arenaria
[Sandy skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.9 cm TL
 
Pavoraja mosaica
[Mosaic skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36.8 cm TL
 
Pavoraja nitida
[Peacock skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 37.2 cm TL
 
Pavoraja pseudonitida
[False peacock skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.9 cm TL
 
Pavoraja umbrosa
[Dusky skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic

Psammobatis bergi Marini, 1932

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis bergi
[Blotched sand skate]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 22.1 cm TL
Psammobatis extenta (Garman, 1913)

Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Psammobatis extenta
[Zipper sand skate]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Psammobatis lentiginosa McEachran, 1983

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Psammobatis lentiginosa
[Freckled sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2

Psammobatis normani McEachran, 1983

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis normani
[Shortfin sand skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Psammobatis parvacauda
[Smalltail sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Psammobatis rudis Günther, 1870

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis rudis
[Smallthorn sand skate]

Photo by Mabragaña, E.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Psammobatis rutrum Jordan, 1891

Photo by Mabragaña, E.
 
Psammobatis rutrum
[Spade sand skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific

Psammobatis scobina (Philippi, 1857)

Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Psammobatis scobina
[Raspthorn sand skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic

Pseudoraja fischeri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954

Photo by FAO
 
Pseudoraja fischeri
[Fanfin skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja kujiensis
[Dapple-bellied softnose skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja longicauda
[White-bellied softnose skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Rhinoraja odai
[Oda's skate]

Photo by Bornatowski, H.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm WD
Rioraja agassizii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Bornatowski, H.
 
Rioraja agassizii
[Rio skate]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 149.5 cm TL
Sympterygia acuta Garman, 1877

Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Sympterygia acuta
[Bignose fanskate]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm WD
Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.
 
Sympterygia bonapartii
[Smallnose fanskate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Sympterygia brevicaudata (Cope, 1877)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Sympterygia brevicaudata
[Shorttail fanskate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific

Sympterygia lima (Poeppig, 1835)

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Sympterygia lima
[Filetail fanskate]
103 Species of Family Arhynchobatidae
(Skates)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1909 Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL
1907 Atlantoraja castelnaui Spotback skate Southwest Atlantic 132 TL
1903 Atlantoraja cyclophora Eyespot skate Western Atlantic 78.9 TL
1880 Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate Southeast Atlantic 81.6 TL
1896 Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL
1912 Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate Southeast Pacific
1937 Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate Southeast Pacific 14.4 TL
1896 Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL
1983 Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate Western Pacific 75.6 WD
1983 Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate Northwest Pacific
1910 Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 64.2 TL
1977 Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate Northwest Pacific 74.4 WD
2004 Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate Southwestern Atlantic 86 TL
1952 Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate Northwest Pacific
1876 Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate Southern Ocean 100 TL
1983 Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate Northwest Pacific 73.3 TL
1937 Bathyraja griseocauda Graytail skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 49 TL
1995 Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate Eastern Central Atlantic 342 TL
1897 Bathyraja interrupta Sandpaper skate North Pacific 86 TL
1980 Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
2005 Bathyraja ishiharai Eastern Indian Ocean
1877 Bathyraja isotrachys Raspback skate Northwest Pacific 76.2 TL
2012 Bathyraja leucomelanos Domino skate Pacific Ocean 88.8 TL
1977 Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD
1959 Bathyraja longicauda Slimtail skate Southeast Pacific
1971 Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
1937 Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate Southwest Atlantic
1977 Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate Northwest Pacific 115 TL
1902 Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate Southeast Pacific
2004 Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
1952 Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate Northwest Pacific 126 TL
1987 Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate Southwest Atlantic 120 TL
1977 Bathyraja minispinosa Whitebrow skate North Pacific 82.5 TL
1937 Bathyraja multispinis Multispine skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
1880 Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate Southern Ocean 60 TL
1977 Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate Northwest Pacific 59 WD
1967 Bathyraja pallida Pale ray Northeast Atlantic 160 TL
2011 Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL
1985 Bathyraja papilionifera Southwest Atlantic
1881 Bathyraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 129 TL
1984 Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate Southeast Pacific
1985 Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Northwest Pacific 100 TL
1961 Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray Northeast Atlantic 175 TL
1937 Bathyraja scaphiops Cuphead skate Southwest Atlantic 111 TL
1968 Bathyraja schroederi Whitemouth skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
1985 Bathyraja shuntovi Longnose deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 140 TL
1967 Bathyraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL
1915 Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate North Pacific 101.5 TL
1841 Bathyraja smithii African softnose skate Southeast Atlantic 120 TL
1914 Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail skate Western Atlantic 170 TL
1941 Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate Pacific 150 TL
1983 Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate Northwest Pacific 70 TL
1958 Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate Northwest Pacific
1892 Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate North Pacific 91 TL
2005 Bathyraja tunae Western Indian Ocean. 100 TL
1983 Bathyraja tzinovskii Creamback skate Western Pacific. 69 TL
1935 Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL
2006 Brochiraja aenigma Western Pacific 43.6 TL
2006 Brochiraja albilabiata Southwest Pacific 64.6 TL
1974 Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 51 TL
2012 Brochiraja heuresa Tasman Sea 36.4 WD
2006 Brochiraja leviveneta Southwest Pacific 50.9
2006 Brochiraja microspinifera Southwest Pacific 32.5 TL
1974 Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 80 TL
2012 Brochiraja vittacauda Tasman Sea 71.9 WD
1992 Insentiraja laxipella Eastern looseskin skate Western Central Pacific.
1989 Insentiraja subtilispinosa Velvet skate Western Central Pacific. 55.2 TL
1911 Irolita waitii Southern round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 52 TL
2008 Irolita westraliensis Western round skate Eastern Indian Ocean 43 TL
2012 Notoraja alisae Western Pacific 54.5 TL
2008 Notoraja azurea Indo-West Pacific 64.5 TL
2012 Notoraja fijiensis Western Pacific 39.5 TL
2006 Notoraja hirticauda Eastern Indian Ocean 44.8 TL
2012 Notoraja inusitata Western Pacific 44 TL
2008 Notoraja lira Indian Ocean 41.5 TL
2012 Notoraja longiventralis Western Pacific 43.4 TL
1994 Notoraja ochroderma Pale skate Western Central Pacific.
2009 Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate West Pacific 4.1 TL
2008 Notoraja sticta Blotched skate Eastern Indian Ocean 62.7 TL
1940 Notoraja tobitukai Leadhued skate Northwest Pacific 50 TL
1982 Pavoraja alleni Allen's skate Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL
2008 Pavoraja arenaria Sandy skate Eastern Indian Ocean 34.3 TL
2008 Pavoraja mosaica Mosaic skate Western Pacific 27.9 TL
1880 Pavoraja nitida Peacock skate Eastern Indian Ocean 36.8 TL
2008 Pavoraja pseudonitida False peacock skate Western Pacific 37.2 TL
2008 Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky skate Western Pacific 36.9 TL
1932 Psammobatis bergi Blotched sand skate Southwest Atlantic
1913 Psammobatis extenta Zipper sand skate Southwest Atlantic 22.1 TL
1983 Psammobatis lentiginosa Freckled sand skate Southwest Atlantic 49 TL
1983 Psammobatis normani Shortfin sand skate Southeast Pacific (Ref. 2
1983 Psammobatis parvacauda Smalltail sand skate Southwest Atlantic
1870 Psammobatis rudis Smallthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
1891 Psammobatis rutrum Spade sand skate Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
1857 Psammobatis scobina Raspthorn sand skate Southeast Pacific
1954 Pseudoraja fischeri Fanfin skate Western Central Atlantic
1916 Rhinoraja kujiensis Dapple-bellied softnose skate Northwest Pacific
1952 Rhinoraja longicauda White-bellied softnose skate Northwest Pacific
1958 Rhinoraja odai Oda's skate Northwest Pacific
1841 Rioraja agassizii Rio skate Southwest Atlantic 33 WD
1877 Sympterygia acuta Bignose fanskate Southwest Atlantic 149.5 TL
1841 Sympterygia bonapartii Smallnose fanskate Southeast Pacific 63 WD
1877 Sympterygia brevicaudata Shorttail fanskate Southeast Pacific 38 TL
1835 Sympterygia lima Filetail fanskate Southeast Pacific



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