Caliraja is a genus of cartilaginous fish, rays, belonging to the family Rajidae, the skates.[1] These skates are found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
| Caliraja | |
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| Caliraja stellulata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Caliraja Ebert, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Raja inornata D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1881
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Species
editCaliraja contains the following four species:[2]
- Caliraja cortezensis (McEachran & Miyake 1988) (Cortez skate)
- Caliraja inornata (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) (California ray)
- Caliraja rhina (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Longnose skate)
- Caliraja stellulata (D. S. Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Starry skate)
References
edit- ^ Ebert, David A. (2022-10-04). "Caliraja gen. nov., a new skate genus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the eastern North Pacific: Caliraja gen. nov., un nuevo género de rayas (Rajiformes: Rajidae) del este del Pacífico Norte". Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía. 57 (Especial). doi:10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3209. ISSN 0718-1957.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Caliraja". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2024.