Notoraja is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: Notoraja alisae Séret & Last, 2012 (Alis skate)Séret, B. & Last, P.R. (2012): New deep water skates of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajoidei, Arhynchobatidae) from the southwest Pacific. Zoosystema, 34 (2): 319-341. Notoraja azurea McEachran & Last, 2008 (Blue skate) Notoraja fijiensis Séret & Last, 2012 (Fiji skate) Notoraja hesperindica Weigmann, Séret & Stehmann, 2021 (Western blue skate) Notoraja hirticauda Last & McEachran, 2006 (Ghost skate) Notoraja inusitata Séret & Last, 2012 (Strange skate) Notoraja lira McEachran & Last, 2008 (Broken Ridge skate) Notoraja longiventralis Séret & Last, 2012 (Long-ventral skate) Notoraja martinezi Concha, Ebert & Long, 2016 (Barbedwire-tailed skate)Concha, F.J., Ebert, D.A. & Long, D.J. (2016): Notoraja martinezi sp. nov., a new species of deepwater skate and the first record of the genus Notoraja Ishiyama, 1958 (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa, 4098 (1): 179-190. Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994 (Pale skate) Notoraja sapphira Séret & Last, 2009 (Sapphire skate) Notoraja sereti White, Last & Mana, 2017 (Papuan velvet skate)White, W.T., Last P.R. & Mana, R.R. (2017): A new species of velvet skate, Notoraja sereti n. sp. (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from Papua New Guinea. Biotaxa 4244 (2): 219-230. Notoraja sticta McEachran & Last, 2008 (Blotched skate) Notoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940) (Lead-hued skate) Notoraja yurii Dolganov, 2021
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