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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Arhynchobatidae Softnose skates

Genus: Notoraja

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15 species
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Max. Length 54.5 cm TL

 
Notoraja alisae
[Alis' velvet skate]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 64.5 cm TL
Notoraja azurea McEachran & Last, 2008

Photo by Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Notoraja azurea
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No picture found

Max. Length 39.5 cm TL

 
Notoraja fijiensis
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 53.3 cm TL
Notoraja hesperindica Weigmann, Séret & Stehmann, 2021

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Notoraja hesperindica
[Western blue skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 44.8 cm TL

 
Notoraja hirticauda
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No picture found

Max. Length 44 cm TL

 
Notoraja inusitata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.5 cm TL

 
Notoraja lira
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.4 cm TL

 
Notoraja longiventralis
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Max. Length 47.5 cm TL

 
Notoraja martinezi
[Barbedwire-tailed skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994

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Notoraja ochroderma
[Pale skate]

Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.

West Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last, 2009

Photo by Photo by Séret, B./Last, P.R.
 
Notoraja sapphira
[Sapphire Skate]
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Max. Length 45.9 cm TL

 
Notoraja sereti
[Papuan velvet skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 62.7 cm TL

 
Notoraja sticta
[Blotched skate]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Notoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Notoraja tobitukai
[Leadhued skate]
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Max. Length 65.7 cm TL

 
Notoraja yurii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Notoraja alisae Alis' velvet skate Western Pacific 54.5 TL 2012
Notoraja azurea Indo-West Pacific 64.5 TL 2008
Notoraja fijiensis Western Pacific 39.5 TL 2012
Notoraja hesperindica Western blue skate Western Indian Ocean 53.3 TL 2021
Notoraja hirticauda Eastern Indian Ocean 44.8 TL 2006
Notoraja inusitata Western Pacific 44 TL 2012
Notoraja lira Indian Ocean 41.5 TL 2008
Notoraja longiventralis Western Pacific 43.4 TL 2012
Notoraja martinezi Barbedwire-tailed skate Eastern Pacific, between 47.5 TL 2016
Notoraja ochroderma Pale skate Western Central Pacific 37 TL 1994
Notoraja sapphira Sapphire Skate West Pacific 41.3 TL 2009
Notoraja sereti Papuan velvet skate Western Central Pacific 45.9 TL 2017
Notoraja sticta Blotched skate Eastern Indian Ocean 62.7 TL 2008
Notoraja tobitukai Leadhued skate Northwest Pacific 50 TL 1940
Notoraja yurii Southeastern Indian Ocean 65.7 TL 2021



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