Caliraja

Caliraja

Caliraja stellulata
Scientific classification
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

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.

Species

Caliraja 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

^ 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.