Insentiraja

Genus of cartilaginous fishes

Insentiraja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae
Genus: Insentiraja
Yearsley & Last, 1992
Photo of a Insentiraja Subtilispin (Western Looseskin Skate) individual on a white background
Insentiraja Subtilispin (Western Looseskin Skate)

Insentiraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae commonly known as looseskin skates. The genus contains two known species, both of which occur in deep water in the western-central Pacific Ocean.

Species

  • Insentiraja laxipella (Yearsley & Last, 1992) (Eastern looseskin skate)
  • Insentiraja subtilispinosa (Stehmann, 1989) (Velvet skate)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Insentiraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Insentiraja


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