Atlantoraja sp.

Family: Arhynchobatidae
Order: Rajiformes
Class: Chondrichthyes
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description

Atlantoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found from near sea level to depths of 300 m in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. These fish are all considered threatened due to the intense fishing pressure within their range.

Species: There are three extant and one extinct species recognized within the genus:

Atlantoraja castelnaui (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (Spotback skate)
†Atlantoraja cecilae (Steurbaut & Herman, 1978)
Atlantoraja cyclophora (Regan, 1903) (Eyespot skate)
Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880) (La Plata skate)

Source: Wikipedia, article Atlantoraja sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.