Malacoraja

Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of 46–1,568 m (151–5,144 ft) in the Atlantic.[1] It currently consists of four described species,[1] as well as a possible undescribed species.[2]

Malacoraja
Smooth skate, Malacoraja senta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Genus: Malacoraja
Stehmann, 1970

Species
  • Malacoraja kreffti (Stehmann, 1978) (Krefft's skate)
  • Malacoraja obscura M. R. de Carvalho, U. L. Gomes & Gadig, 2005 (Brazilian soft skate)
  • Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate)
  • Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Malacoraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
  2. Ebert, David A. & Sulikowski, James A.; Biology of Skates. Springer, 2009


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