Softnose Skates
Arhynchobatidae
Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose skates have at times been placed in the same family as hardnose skates, but most recent authors recognize them as a distinct family. Members of the Arhynchobatidae can be distinguished from hardnose skates in having a soft and flexible snout, as well as a more or less reduced rostrum.
14 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 111 known species
Fanskates
genusSympterygia
Rioraja
genusRioraja
Bathyraja
genusBathyraja
Atlantoraja
genusAtlantoraja
Sandskates
genusPsammobatis
Pavoraja
genusPavoraja
Arctoraja
genusArctoraja
Velvet Skates
genusNotoraja
Deepsea Skates
genusBrochiraja
Looseskin Skates
genusInsentiraja
Round Skates
genusIrolita
Rhinoraja
genusRhinoraja
Pseudoraja
genusPseudoraja
Typical Longtail Skates
genusArhynchobatis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 511071.