Neoraja
| Neoraja | |
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| Neoraja caerulea on a Faeroese stamp | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Neoraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982 |
Neoraja is a genus of fish in the family Rajidae found in the Atlantic Ocean. These small, deep-water skates all reach a total length of approximately 30 centimetres (12 in).
Species
- Neoraja africana (Stehmann & Séret, 1983) (West African pygmy skate)
- Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976) (Blue ray)
- Neoraja carolinensis McEachran & Stehmann, 1984 (Carolina pygmy skate)
- Neoraja iberica Stehmann, Séret, M. E. Costa & Baro, 2008 (Iberian pygmy skate)
- Neoraja stehmanni (Hulley, 1972) (African pygmy skate)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Neoraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.