Family Arhynchobatidae - Softnose skates
  Order
:
Arhynchobatidae
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 14 | Species : 113 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
     
  Remark
:
Benthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions; rare in tropical shallow waters or near coral reefs; some species enter brackish waters. Disc quadrangular to rhomboidal. Mouth transversed to arched, with numerous teeth. Five pairs of ventral gill slits. Tail very slender, with lateral folds, usually 2 reduced dorsal fins and a reduced caudal fin. Electric organs weak, developed from caudal muscles. Skin prickly in most species, the prickles often in a row along midline of dorsal. Oviparous; eggs in a horny capsule with four long tips. A reversal to egg-laying from live-bearing was observed in this group based on fossil records (Ref. 50449). Skates feed on other
  Etymology
:
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Arhynchobatidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
acceptedseniororiginal
Sympterygia bonapartii Müller & Henle, 1841
acceptedseniororiginal
! Sympterygia bonapartei Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Raja microps Günther, 1880
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis microps (Günther, 1880)
synonymjuniornew
Sympterygia microps (Günther, 1880)
synonymjuniornew
Raia marplatensis Marini, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
Sympterygia lima (Poeppig, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Raja lima Poeppig, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Psammobatis lima (Garman, 1913)
synonymseniornew
Raja acanthostyla Philippi, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja chilensis Steindachner, 1898
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Raja steindachneri Delfin, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja buergeri Delfin, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja steindachneri Fowler, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Sympterygia acuta Garman, 1877
acceptedseniororiginal
Raja echinorhyncha Miranda Ribeiro, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja agassizi (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliednew
Sympterygia bonapartei (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Psammobatis asper Hildebrand, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis caudispina Hildebrand, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis chilcae Hildebrand, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis maculatus Hildebrand, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis rudis Günther, 1870
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammobatis scobina (Philippi, 1857)
acceptedseniornew
Raja scobina Philippi, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
Malacorhina scobina (Philippi, 1857)
synonymseniornew
Uraptera scobina (Philippi, 1857)
synonymseniornew
Raja mira Garman, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Malacorhina mira (Garman, 1877)
synonymjuniornew
Raja philippii Delfin, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis rutrum Jordan, 1891
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Psammobatis extenta (Garman, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Raia extenta Garman, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Psammobatis glandissimilis McEachran, 1983
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja erinacea (non Mitchill, 1825)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Psammobatis rutrum (non Jordan, 1891)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Raja cirrifera (non Regan, 1914)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Psammobatis bergi Marini, 1932
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammobatis lentiginosa McEachran, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammobatis normani McEachran, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammobatis parvacauda McEachran, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Irolita waitii (McCulloch, 1911)
acceptedseniornew
Raja waitii McCulloch, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Psammobatis waitii (McCulloch, 1911)
synonymseniornew
! Irolita waitei (McCulloch, 1911)
synonymseniornew
Irolita westraliensis Last & Gledhill, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Irolita sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Irolita waitii (non McCulloch, 1911)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pavoraja nitida (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Raja nitida Günther, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982
acceptedseniororiginal
Pavoraja arenaria Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Pavoraja sp. 2 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Pavoraja sp. C Not applicable
synonymotherother
Pavoraja mosaica Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Pavoraja sp. D Not applicable
synonymotherother
Pavoraja pseudonitida Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Pavoraja sp. E Not applicable
synonymotherother
Pavoraja umbrosa Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Pavoraja sp. F Not applicable
synonymotherother
Rioraja agassizii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Uraptera agassizii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Raja agassizi (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
! Rioraja agassizi (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Rhinoraja kujiensis (Tanaka, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Raja kujiensis Tanaka, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinoraja odai Ishiyama, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudoraja fischeri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954
acceptedseniororiginal
Arctoraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)
acceptedseniornew
! Raia parmifera Bean, 1881
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)
synonymseniornew
Raja parmifera Bean, 1881
synonymseniororiginal
! Raia rosispinis Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathyraja rosispinis (Gill & Townsend, 1897)
synonymjuniornew
Raja rosispinis Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
! Raia obtusa Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Raja obtusa Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinoraja obtusa (Gill & Townsend, 1897)
synonymjuniornew
Arctoraja simoterus (Ishiyama, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja simoterus Ishiyama, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja simoterus (Ishiyama, 1967)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja parmifera (non Bean, 1881)
misappliedmisappliednew
Raja parmifera (non Bean, 1881)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Arctoraja sexoculata (Misawa, Orlov, Orlova, Gordeev & Ishihara, 2020)
acceptedseniornew
Bathyraja sexoculata Misawa, Orlov, Orlova, Gordeev & Ishihara, 2020
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja isotrachys (Günther, 1877)
acceptedseniornew
Raja isotrachys Günther, 1877
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja smithii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Raja smithii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Breviraja smithii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876)
acceptedseniornew
Raja eatonii Günther, 1876
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyraja eatoni (Günther, 1876)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Raja murrayi Günther, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
! Raia trachura Gilbert, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Raja trachura Gilbert, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja abyssicola (Gilbert, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Raja abyssicola Gilbert, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Raja aleutica Gilbert, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Breviraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)
acceptedseniornew
! Raia interrupta Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Raja interrupta Gill & Townsend, 1897
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)
synonymseniornew
! Bathyraja kincaidi (non Garman, 1908)
misappliedmisappliednew
! Raja kincaidi (non Garman, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathyraja magellanica (Philippi, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
Raja magellanica Philippi, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Breviraja magellanica (Philippi, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Rhinoraja magellanica (Philippi, 1902)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja arctowskii (Dollo, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
synonymotherother
Bathyraja sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Bathyraja sp. (dwarf) Not applicable
synonymotherother
Raja arctowskii Dollo, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja griseocauda (non Norman, 1937)
misappliedmisappliednew
Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
! Raia kincaidii Garman, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Raja kincaidii Garman, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyraja kincaidi (Garman, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910)
acceptedseniornew
Raja brachyurops Fowler, 1910
synonymseniororiginal
Breviraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910)
synonymseniornew
Raja brachyura Günther, 1880
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Raja brachyura (non Lafont, 1871)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathyraja aguja (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)
acceptedseniornew
Raia aguja Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Raja spinicauda Jensen, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
acceptedseniornew
Raja smirnovi Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
Arctoraja smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja smirnovi smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja smirnovi smirnovi (Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathyraja microtrachys (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Raja microtrachys Osburn & Nichols, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja violacea (Suvorov, 1935)
acceptedseniornew
Raja violacea Suvorov, 1935
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Raja albomaculata Norman, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Breviraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937)
synonymseniornew
Rhinoraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja griseocauda (Norman, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Raja griseocauda Norman, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja macloviana (Norman, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Raja macloviana Norman, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoraja macloviana (Norman, 1937)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja multispinis (Norman, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Raja multispinis Norman, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoraja multispinis (Norman, 1937)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja scaphiops (Norman, 1937)
acceptedseniornew
Raja scaphiops Norman, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja spinosissima (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)
acceptedseniornew
Psammobatus spinosissimus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja diplotaenia (Ishiyama, 1952)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja diplotaenia Ishiyama, 1952
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyraja diplotaena (Ishiyama, 1952)
synonymseniornew
Bathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja matsubarai Ishiyama, 1952
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja trachouros (Ishiyama, 1958)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja trachouros Ishiyama, 1958
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja longicauda (de Buen, 1959)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja longicauda de Buen, 1959
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)
acceptedseniornew
Raja richardsoni Garrick, 1961
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Breviraja pallida Forster, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja schroederi (Krefft, 1968)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja maccaini Springer, 1971
acceptedseniororiginal
Raja rakusai Rembiszewski, 1980
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja lindbergi Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja maculata Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja minispinosa Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja notoroensis Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja irrasa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja andriashevi Dolganov, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja bergi Dolganov, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja fedorovi Dolganov, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
! Bathyraja federovi Dolganov, 1983
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja taranetzi (Dolganov, 1983)
acceptedseniornew
Rhinoraja taranetzi Dolganov, 1983
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja hubbsi Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinoraja longi Raschi & McEachran, 1991
synonymjuniororiginal
Bathyraja tzinovskii Dolganov, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja peruana McEachran & Miyake, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Bathyraja papilionifer Stehmann, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
! Bathyraja papilonifera Stehmann, 1985
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja isotrachys (non Günther, 1877)
misappliedmisappliednew
Breviraja isotrachys (non Günther, 1877)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Raja isotrachys (non Günther, 1877)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bathyraja shuntovi Dolganov, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja meridionalis Stehmann, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja cousseauae Díaz de Astarloa & Mabragaña, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja mariposa Stevenson, Orr, Hoff & McEachran, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja ishiharai Stehmann, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja tunae Stehmann, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja panthera Orr, Stevenson, Hoff, Spies & McEachran, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Arctoraja panthera (Orr, Stevenson, Hoff, Spies & McEachran, 2011)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja stellulata (non Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
misappliedmisappliednew
Bathyraja leucomelanos Iglésias & Lévy-Hartmann, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja pacifica Last, Stewart & Séret, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Bathyraja chapmani Ebert, Alfaro-Shigueto, Velez-Zuazo, Pajuelo & Mangel, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)
acceptedseniornew
Raja tobitukai Hiyama, 1940
synonymseniororiginal
Bathyraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)
synonymseniornew
Breviraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)
synonymseniornew
Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja hirticauda Last & McEachran, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja azurea McEachran & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Notoraja lira McEachran & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja sticta McEachran & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja sp. D Not applicable
synonymotherother
Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja alisae Séret & Last, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja fijiensis Séret & Last, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja inusitata Séret & Last, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja sp. 2 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Notoraja longiventralis Séret & Last, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja martinezi Concha, Ebert & Long, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja hesperindica Weigmann, Séret & Stehmann, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Notoraja yurii Dolganov, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
! Raia cyclophora Regan, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Raja cyclophora Regan, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Raja platana Günther, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Raja castelnaui Miranda Ribeiro, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
Insentiraja laxipella (Yearsley & Last, 1992)
acceptedseniornew
Pavoraja laxipella Yearsley & Last, 1992
synonymseniororiginal
Notoraja laxipella (Yearsley & Last, 1992)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
acceptedseniornew
Bathyraja asperula Garrick & Paul, 1974
synonymseniororiginal
Notoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
synonymseniornew
Pavoraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
synonymseniornew
Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
acceptedseniornew
Bathyraja spinifera Garrick & Paul, 1974
synonymseniororiginal
Notoraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
synonymseniornew
Pavoraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974)
synonymseniornew
Brochiraja aenigma Last & McEachran, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Brochiraja albilabiata Last & McEachran, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Brochiraja leviveneta Last & McEachran, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Brochiraja microspinifera Last & McEachran, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Brochiraja heuresa Last & Séret, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Brochiraja vittacauda Last & Séret, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
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