Arhynchobatidae
Sign in to saveArhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose skates have at times been placed in the same family as hardnose skates, but most recent authors recognize them as a distinct family. Members of the Arhynchobatidae can be distinguished from hardnose skates in having a soft and flexible snout, as well as a more or less reduced rostrum.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Arhynchobatidae is referenced by 77 other articles, and connects out to Batomorphi, Animalia and Chordata.
Vinony files it under Batomorphi families, Fish described in 1934 and Rajiformes.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
ヒトツセビレカスベ科
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyArhynchobatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 72
- Family
- Arhynchobatidae
- Collections
- NMV, CSIRO
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rajiformes
- Image
- Bathyraja abyssicola.jpg
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- gråskatefamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
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Arhynchobatidae is a family of skates whose members are commonly known as the softnose skates. It belongs to the order Rajiformes in the superorder Batoidea of rays. At least 104 species have been described, in 13 genera. Softnose skates have at times been placed in the same family as hardnose skates, but most recent authors recognize them as a distinct family. Members of the Arhynchobatidae can be distinguished from hardnose skates in having a soft and flexible snout, as well as a more or less reduced rostrum.
==Genera== Arhynchobatidae contains the following genera:
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