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Rajidae is a family of skates within the order Rajiformes. It belongs to the class Elasmobranchii, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was established by de Blainville in 1816 and holds an accepted status in biological classification. Common names for the group include "skatefamilien" and "pravi skati."
Members of this family inhabit marine and brackish environments. Occurrence records are associated with the United States, Mexico, Canada, Israel, and Antarctica. These records are held by institutions such as FHSM, ICML-UNAM, UCMP, NMMNHS, and UWFC. The family has a total of 722,482 occurrence records, 561 specific records, and 9 media items.
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Species
skates
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRajiformes
- FamilyRajidae
鳐科（學名Rajidae）是鳐形目的典型科，本科鱼身体扁平，胸鳍宽大，腹鳍有一个明显的缺刻，几乎将腹鳍分为两叶，两个背鳍非常小，紧靠尾部，尾细小，通常无尾鳍，如有也没有鳍条支持。 鳐科鱼生活在海底，以甲壳类动物和小鱼为食，是一种经济鱼类，但根據綠色和平，本科有數種魚類遭受過度捕撈的危險。 鳐通常长有扁平的身体，眼睛长在头部上方，便于观测水面上的变化；嘴和鳃裂长在身体正方，便于取食海底的带壳动物。有些鳐鱼长有特别宽大的胸鳍，能像鳐式飞机一样在水面上滑行。鳐鱼的鼻子下侧长有电子感应系统。这种系统连接着鳐鱼的感觉神经细胞。多数水生动物在游动时都会产生电子信号，鳐鱼就用自身的电子感应系统搜索食物的信号，并进行捕猎。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 561
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Rajidae
- Collections
- FHSM, ICML-UNAM, UCMP, NMMNHS, UWFC, SIO
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Antarctica, Australia
Research
2,007 papers- Envenomations.The Medical clinics of North America · 2005
- Development and regeneration of the crushing dentition in skates (Rajidae).Developmental biology · 2020
- Stingray Envenomation.The Journal of emergency medicine · 2019
- Complete mitochondrial genome of the Yellownose skate: Zearaja chilensis (Rajiformes, Rajidae).Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis · 2016
- Stingray bites.Wilderness & environmental medicine · 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rajiformes
- Image
- Bathyraja abyssicola.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rajidae
- taxon name
- Rajidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Rajidae (scientific names)
- MCN code
- 0302.82.00
- taxon common name
- pravi skati
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Encyclopedic overview
Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as distinct families. Alternatively, the name "skate" is used to refer to the entire order of Rajiformes (families Anacanthobatidae, Arhynchobatidae, Gurgesiellidae and Rajidae).
Members of Rajidae are distinguished by a stiff snout and a rostrum that is not reduced.
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