Rostroraja
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 (containing only R. alba), but a number of species usually classified in Raja have been re-assigned to this genus based on genetic analysis.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Clearnose Skate
speciesRostroraja eglanteria
Owl Skate
speciesRostroraja alba
Velez Ray
speciesRostroraja velezi
Roundel Skate
speciesRostroraja texana
Equatorial Skate
speciesRostroraja equatorialis
Ocellate Skate
speciesRostroraja ackleyi
Finspot Skate
speciesRostroraja cervigoni
Bahama Skate
speciesRostroraja bahamensis
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 61754.