Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Rajomorphii
Ordo: Rajiformes
Familia: Rajidae
Subfamilia: Arhynchobatinae
Tribus: Arhynchobatini
Genus: Brochiraja
Species (8): B. aenigma – B. albilabiata – B. asperula – B. heuresa – B. leviveneta – B. microspinifera – B. spinifera – B. vittacauda
Name
Brochiraja Last & McEachran, 2006
Type species: Bathyraja asperula Garrick & Paul, 1974
Fixation: original designation
References
Primary references
Last, P.R.; McEachran, J.D. 2006: New softnose skate genus Brochiraja from New Zealand (Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae) with description of four new species. New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, 40(1): 65–90. DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517404
Links
Bailly, N. (2010). Brochiraja. In: Nicolas Bailly (2010). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268598 on 2012-01-21 [needs update]
ION [needs update]
Nomenclator Zoologicus [no record]
Brochiraja is a genus of deep-sea skates in the family Arhynchobatidae containing eight species. They are found in the waters around New Zealand and the Tasman Sea.
Species
Brochiraja aenigma Last & McEachran, 2006 (Enigma skate)
Brochiraja albilabiata Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (Smooth deep-sea skate)
Brochiraja heuresa Last & Séret, 2012[1]
Brochiraja leviveneta Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja microspinifera Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (Prickly deep-sea skate)
Brochiraja vittacauda Last & Séret, 2012[1]
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brochiraja in FishBase. February 2011 version.
Last, P.R. & Séret, B. (2012): Two new softnose skates of the genus Brochiraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from the deepwater slopes and banks of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa, 3155: 47–64.
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