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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Gurgesiellidae Pygmy skates

Genus: Fenestraja

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8 species (see list below)
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Western Central Atlantic

Fenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

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Fenestraja atripinna
[Blackfin pygmy skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Fenestraja cubensis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

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Fenestraja cubensis
[Cuban pygmy skate]

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Western Central Atlantic

Fenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)

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Fenestraja ishiyamai
[Plain pygmy skate]
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Fenestraja maceachrani
[Madagascar pygmy skate]
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Fenestraja mamillidens
[Prickly skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
Fenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)

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Fenestraja plutonia
[Pluto skate]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm
Fenestraja sibogae (Weber, 1913)

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Fenestraja sibogae
[Siboga skate]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Fenestraja sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

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Fenestraja sinusmexicanus
[Gulf skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Fenestraja atripinna Blackfin pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic 1950
Fenestraja cubensis Cuban pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic 22 TL 1950
Fenestraja ishiyamai Plain pygmy skate Western Central Atlantic 1962
Fenestraja maceachrani Madagascar pygmy skate Western Indian Ocean 1989
Fenestraja mamillidens Prickly skate Indian Ocean. 1889
Fenestraja plutonia Pluto skate Western Central Atlantic 25.3 TL 1881
Fenestraja sibogae Siboga skate Western Central Pacific 31 1913
Fenestraja sinusmexicanus Gulf skate Western Central Atlantic 37.5 TL 1950



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