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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae Skates

Genus: Rajella

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm
Rajella annandalei (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Rajella annandalei
[Annandale's skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Rajella barnardi
[Bigthorn skate]

Photo by Treberg, J.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Rajella bathyphila (Holt & Byrne, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Treberg, J.
 
Rajella bathyphila
[Deep-water ray]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Rajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Rajella bigelowi
[Bigelow's ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 65.1 cm TL
 
Rajella caudaspinosa
[Munchskin skate]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 56.1 cm TL
Rajella challengeri Last & Stehmann, 2008

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Rajella challengeri
[Challenger skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 82.3 cm TL
 
Rajella dissimilis
[Ghost skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 38.5 cm TL
 
Rajella eisenhardti
[Galapagos grey skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Rajella fuliginea (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Rajella fuliginea
[Sooty skate]

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

North Atlantic and adjac
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Rajella fyllae (Lütken, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Byrkjedal, I.
 
Rajella fyllae
[Round ray]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Rajella kukujevi (Dolganov, 1985)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Rajella kukujevi
[Mid-Atlantic skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Rajella leoparda (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Rajella leoparda
[Leopard skate]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

North Atlantic Ocean and
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Rajella lintea (Fries, 1838)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Rajella lintea
[Sailray]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 45.7 cm TL
Rajella nigerrima (de Buen, 1960)

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Rajella nigerrima
[Blackish skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean off
Max. Length 47.1 cm TL
Rajella paucispinosa Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2014

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Rajella paucispinosa
[Sparsely-thorned skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Rajella purpuriventralis (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Rajella purpuriventralis
[Purplebelly skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 79.2 cm TL
 
Rajella ravidula
[Smoothback skate]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Rajella sadowskii (Krefft & Stehmann, 1974)

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Rajella sadowskii
[Brazilian skate]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rajella annandalei Annandale's skate Western Central Pacific 33 1913
Rajella barnardi Bigthorn skate Eastern Atlantic 75 TL 1935
Rajella bathyphila Deep-water ray North Atlantic and adjace 90 TL 1908
Rajella bigelowi Bigelow's ray Eastern Atlantic 55 TL 1978
Rajella caudaspinosa Munchskin skate Southeast Atlantic 65.1 TL 1923
Rajella challengeri Challenger skate Eastern Indian Ocean and 56.1 TL 2008
Rajella dissimilis Ghost skate Eastern Atlantic 82.3 TL 1970
Rajella eisenhardti Galapagos grey skate Southeast Pacific 38.5 TL 1999
Rajella fuliginea Sooty skate Western Atlantic 45 TL 1954
Rajella fyllae Round ray North Atlantic and adjac 60 TL 1887
Rajella kukujevi Mid-Atlantic skate Eastern Atlantic 84 TL 1985
Rajella leoparda Leopard skate Eastern Atlantic 95 TL 1923
Rajella lintea Sailray North Atlantic Ocean and 125 TL 1838
Rajella nigerrima Blackish skate Southeast Pacific 45.7 TL 1960
Rajella paucispinosa Sparsely-thorned skate Western Indian Ocean off 47.1 TL 2014
Rajella purpuriventralis Purplebelly skate Western Central Atlantic 50 TL 1962
Rajella ravidula Smoothback skate Southeast Atlantic 79.2 TL 1970
Rajella sadowskii Brazilian skate Southeast Pacific 75 TL 1974



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