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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae Skates

Genus: Raja

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18 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Raja asterias Mediterranean starry ray Eastern Atlantic 75 TL 1809
Raja brachyura Blonde ray Eastern Atlantic 125 TL 1873
Raja clavata Thornback ray Eastern Atlantic and Sout 139 TL 1758
Raja herwigi Cape Verde skate Eastern Central Atlantic 50 TL 1965
Raja maderensis Madeiran ray Eastern Atlantic 85 TL 1838
Raja mauritaniensis African ray Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 2021
Raja microocellata Small-eyed ray Eastern Atlantic 87 TL 1818
Raja miraletus Brown ray Northeast Atlantic 63 TL 1758
Raja montagui Spotted ray Eastern Atlantic 102 TL 1910
Raja ocellifera Southwest Inidan Ocean 1906
Raja parva African brown skate Eastern Central Atlantic 41.1 TL 2016
Raja pita Pita skate Western Indian Ocean. 46 TL 1995
Raja polystigma Speckled ray Northeast Atlantic 60 TL 1923
Raja radula Rough ray Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1809
Raja rondeleti Rondelet's ray Northeast Atlantic 50 TL 1959
Raja rouxi Eastern Atlantic 50 TL 1977
Raja straeleni Spotted skate Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1951
Raja undulata Undulate ray Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1802



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