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: Rajinae
Genus: Neoraja
Species (5): N. africana – N. caerulea – N. carolinensis – N. iberica – N. stehmanni
Name
Neoraja McEachran & Compagno, 1982: 422
Type species: Breviraja caerulea Stehmann, 1976, by original designation.
References
Primary references
McEachran, J.D. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1982. Interrelationships of and within Breviraja based on anatomical structures (Pisces: Rajoidei). Bulletin of Marine Science 32(2): 399–425.
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neoraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.
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