Lightnose Skates
Breviraja
Breviraja (lightnose skates) is a genus of small skates in the Rajidae family found in deep water of the West Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Brightspot Skate
speciesBreviraja claramaculata
Blacknose Skate
speciesBreviraja mouldi
Spinose Skate
speciesBreviraja spinosa
Lightnose Skate
speciesBreviraja colesi
Blackbelly Skate
speciesBreviraja nigriventralis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 87087.