Order: Rajiformes (Skates and rays)

Family: Anacanthobatidae (Smooth skates)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Anacanthobatis americanus American leg skate
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate
Anacanthobatis folirostris Leaf-nose leg skate
Anacanthobatis longirostris Long nose leg skate
Anacanthobatis marmoratus Spotted leg skate
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate
Indobatis ori Black leg skate
Sinobatis borneensis Borneo leg skate
Sinobatis brevicauda Short-tail leg skate
Sinobatis bulbicauda Western Australian leg skate
Sinobatis caerulea Blue leg skate
Sinobatis filicauda Eastern Australian leg skate
Sinobatis kotlyari Unspecified
Sinobatis melanosoma Black-bodied leg skate
Sinobatis stenosoma Narrow leg skate

Family: Arhynchobatidae (Skates)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Long-tail skate
Atlantoraja castelnaui Spot-back skate
Atlantoraja cyclophora Eye-spot skate
Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate
Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate
Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate
Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate
Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate
Bathyraja brachyurops Broad-nose skate
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate
Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate
Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate
Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate
Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate
Bathyraja griseocauda Grey-tail skate
Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate
Bathyraja interrupta Sandpaper skate
Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate
Bathyraja ishiharai Unspecified
Bathyraja isotrachys Rasp-back skate
Bathyraja leucomelanos Unspecified
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate
Bathyraja longicauda Slim-tail skate
Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate
Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate
Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate
Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate
Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate
Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate
Bathyraja minispinosa Small-thorn skate
Bathyraja multispinis Multi-spine skate
Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate
Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate
Bathyraja pallida Pale ray
Bathyraja pacifica Pacific skate
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate
Bathyraja papilionifera Butterfly skate
Bathyraja parmifera Alaska skate
Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Unspecified
Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray
Bathyraja scaphiops Cup-head skate
Bathyraja schroederi White-mouth skate
Bathyraja shuntovi Long-nose deep-sea skate
Bathyraja simoterus Hokkaido skate
Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate
Bathyraja smithii African soft-nose skate
Bathyraja spinicauda Spine-tail ray
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate
Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate
Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate
Bathyraja trachura Rough-tail skate
Bathyraja tunae Unspecified
Bathyraja tzinovskii Cream-back skate
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate
Brochiraja aenigma Unspecified
Brochiraja albilabiata Unspecified
Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate
Brochiraja heuresa Unspecified
Brochiraja leviveneta Unspecified
Brochiraja microspinifera Unspecified
Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate
Brochiraja vittacauda Unspecified
Insentiraja laxipella Eastern loose-skin skate
Insentiraja subtilispinosa Velvet skate
Irolita waitii Southern round skate
Irolita westraliensis Western round skate
Notoraja alisae Alis' velvet skate
Notoraja azurea Unspecified
Notoraja fijiensis Unspecified
Notoraja hirticauda Unspecified
Notoraja inusitata Unspecified
Notoraja lira Unspecified
Notoraja longiventralis Unspecified
Notoraja ochroderma Pale skate
Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate
Notoraja sereti Unspecified
Notoraja sticta Blotched skate
Notoraja tobitukai Lead-hued skate
Pavoraja alleni Allen's skate
Pavoraja arenaria Sandy skate
Pavoraja mosaica Mosaic skate
Pavoraja nitida Peacock skate
Pavoraja pseudonitida False peacock skate
Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky skate
Psammobatis bergi Blotched sand skate
Psammobatis extenta Zipper sand skate
Psammobatis lentiginosa Freckled sand skate
Psammobatis normani Short-fin sand skate
Psammobatis parvacauda Small-tail sand skate
Psammobatis rudis Small-thorn sand skate
Psammobatis rutrum Spade sand skate
Psammobatis scobina Raspthorn sand skate
Pseudoraja fischeri Fan-fin skate
Rhinoraja kujiensis Dapple-bellied soft-nose skate
Rhinoraja longicauda White-bellied soft-nose skate
Rhinoraja odai Oda's skate
Rioraja agassizii Rio skate
Sympterygia acuta Big-nose fan skate
Sympterygia bonapartii Small-nose fan skate
Sympterygia brevicaudata Short-tail fan skate
Sympterygia lima File-tail fan skate

Family: Rajidae (Rajidae skates)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Amblyraja badia Broad skate
Amblyraja doellojuradoi Southern thorny skate
Amblyraja frerichsi Thick-body skate
Amblyraja georgiana Antarctic starry skate
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate
Amblyraja jenseni Short-tail skate
Amblyraja radiata Thorny skate
Amblyraja reversa Reversed skate
Amblyraja robertsi Big-mouth skate
Amblyraja taaf White-leg skate
Beringraja binoculata Big skate
Beringraja pulchra Mottled skate
Breviraja claramaculata Bright-spot skate
Breviraja colesi Light-nose skate
Breviraja marklei Nova Scotia skate
Breviraja mouldi Black-nose skate
Breviraja nigriventralis Black-belly skate
Breviraja spinosa Spinose skate
Cruriraja andamanica Andaman leg skate
Cruriraja atlantis Cuban leg skate
Cruriraja cadenati Broad-foot leg skate
Cruriraja durbanensis Smooth-nose leg skate
Cruriraja hulleyi Unspecified
Cruriraja parcomaculata Rough-nose leg skate
Cruriraja poeyi Cuban leg skate
Cruriraja rugosa Rough leg skate
Dactylobatus armatus Skillet skate
Dactylobatus clarkii Hook skate
Dentiraja australis Sydney skate
Dentiraja cerva White-spoted skate
Dentiraja confusus Unspecified
Dentiraja endeavouri Endeavour skate
Dentiraja falloargus False argus skate
Dentiraja flindersi Pygmy thorn-back skate
Dentiraja healdi Heald's skate
Dentiraja lemprieri Thorn-back skate
Dentiraja polyommata Argus skate
Dipturus acrobelus Deep-water skate
Dipturus amphispinus Long-snout skate
Dipturus apricus Pale tropical skate
Dipturus argentinensis Argentine skate
Dipturus batis Blue skate
Dipturus bullisi Bullis skate
Dipturus campbelli Black-spot skate
Dipturus canutus Grey skate
Dipturus crosnieri Madagascar skate
Dipturus diehli Thorny-tail skate
Dipturus doutrei Violet skate
Dipturus ecuadoriensis Ecuador skate
Dipturus flavirostris Unspecified
Dipturus garricki San Blas skate
Dipturus gigas Giant skate
Dipturus grahami Graham's skate
Dipturus gudgeri Green-back skate
Dipturus innominatus New Zealand smooth skate
Dipturus johannisdavisi Travancore skate
Dipturus kwangtungensis Kwangtung skate
Dipturus laevis Barn-door skate
Dipturus lanceorostratus Rat-tail skate
Dipturus leptocauda Thin-tail skate
Dipturus macrocauda Big-tail skate
Dipturus melanospilus Black-tip skate
Dipturus mennii South Brazilian skate
Dipturus nidarosiensis Norwegian skate
Dipturus oculus Ocellate skate
Dipturus olseni Spread-fin skate
Dipturus oregoni Hook-tail skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus Long-nosed skate
Dipturus pullopunctatus Slime skate
Dipturus queenslandicus Queensland deep-water skate
Dipturus springeri Rough-belly skate
Dipturus stenorhynchus Prow-nose skate
Dipturus teevani Prickly brown ray
Dipturus tengu Acute-nose skate
Dipturus trachyderma Rough-skin skate
Dipturus wengi Weng's skate
Dipturus whitleyi Wedge-nose skate
Dipturus wuhanlingi Wu's skate
Fenestraja atripinna Black-fin pygmy skate
Fenestraja cubensis Cuban pygmy skate
Fenestraja ishiyamai Plain pygmy skate
Fenestraja maceachrani Madagascar pygmy skate
Fenestraja mamillidens Prickly skate
Fenestraja plutonia Pluto skate
Fenestraja sibogae Siboga skate
Fenestraja sinusmexicanus Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate
Gurgesiella atlantica Atlantic pygmy skate
Gurgesiella dorsalifera One-fin skate
Gurgesiella furvescens Dusky finless skate
Hongeo koreana Korean skate
Leucoraja caribbaea Maya skate
Leucoraja circularis Sandy ray
Leucoraja compagnoi Tiger-tail skate
Leucoraja erinacea Little skate
Leucoraja fullonica Shagreen ray
Leucoraja garmani Rosette skate
Leucoraja lentiginosa Freckled skate
Leucoraja leucosticta White-dappled skate
Leucoraja melitensis Maltese ray
Leucoraja naevus Cuckoo ray
Leucoraja ocellata Winter skate
Leucoraja pristispina Saw-back skate
Leucoraja virginica Virginia skate
Leucoraja wallacei Yellow-spotted skate
Leucoraja yucatanensis Yucatan skate
Malacoraja kreffti Krefft's ray
Malacoraja obscura Unspecified
Malacoraja senta Smooth skate
Malacoraja spinacidermis Soft skate
Neoraja africana West African pygmy skate
Neoraja caerulea Blue ray
Neoraja carolinensis Carolina pygmy skate
Neoraja iberica Iberian pygmy skate
Neoraja stehmanni African pygmy skate
Okamejei acutispina Sharp-spine skate
Okamejei arafurensis Arafura skate
Okamejei boesemani Boeseman's skate
Okamejei cairae Borneo sand skate
Okamejei heemstrai East African skate
Okamejei hollandi Yellow-spotted skate
Okamejei kenojei Ocellate spot skate
Okamejei leptoura Thin-tail skate
Okamejei meerdervoortii Big-eye skate
Okamejei mengae Unspecified
Okamejei ornata Ornate skate
Okamejei philipi Unspecified
Okamejei schmidti Brown-eye skate
Orbiraja jensenae Sulu Sea skate
Orbiraja powelli Indian ringed skate
Raja ackleyi Ocellate skate
Raja africana African ray
Raja asterias Mediterranean starry ray
Raja bahamensis Bahama skate
Raja binoculata Big skate
Raja brachyura Blonde ray
Raja cervigoni Fin-spot ray
Raja chinensis Unspecified
Raja clavata Thorn-back ray
Raja cortezensis Cortez' ray
Raja eglanteria Clear-nose skate
Raja equatorialis Equatorial ray
Raja herwigi Cape Verde skate
Raja inornata California ray
Raja maderensis Madeiran ray
Raja microocellata Small-eyed ray
Raja miraletus Brown ray
Raja montagui Spotted ray
Raja polystigma Speckled ray
Raja pulchra Mottled skate
Raja radula Rough ray
Raja rhina Long-nose skate
Raja rondeleti Rondelet's ray
Raja rouxi Unspecified
Raja stellulata Starry skate
Raja straeleni Spotted skate
Raja texana Roundel skate
Raja undulata Undulate ray
Raja velezi Velez ray
Rajella annandalei Annandale's skate
Rajella barnardi Big-thorn skate
Rajella bathyphila Deep-water ray
Rajella bigelowi Bigelow's ray
Rajella caudaspinosa Munch-skin skate
Rajella challengeri Challenger skate
Rajella dissimilis Ghost skate
Rajella eisenhardti Unspecified
Rajella fuliginea Sooty skate
Rajella fyllae Round ray
Rajella kukujevi Mid-Atlantic skate
Rajella leopardus Leopard skate
Rajella lintea Sail ray
Rajella nigerrima Blackish skate
Rajella paucispinosa Sparsely-thorned skate
Rajella purpuriventralis Purple-belly skate
Rajella ravidula Smooth-back skate
Rajella sadowskii Brazilian skate
Rostroraja alba White skate
Zearaja chilensis Yellow-nose skate
Zearaja maugeana Maugeaen skate
Zearaja nasuta New Zealand rough skate

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