Brochiraja

Brochiraja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Arhynchobatidae
Genus:	Brochiraja ; Last & McEachran, 2006

Last updated August 19, 2025

Brochiraja is a genus of deep-sea skates in the family Arhynchobatidae containing eight species. They are found in the waters around New Zealand and the Tasman Sea.

Species

Brochiraja aenigma Last & McEachran, 2006 (Enigma skate)
Brochiraja albilabiata Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja asperula (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (Smooth deep-sea skate)
Brochiraja heuresa Last & Séret, 2012^[1]
Brochiraja leviveneta Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja microspinifera Last & McEachran, 2006
Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (Prickly deep-sea skate)
Brochiraja vittacauda Last & Séret, 2012^[1]

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brochiraja". FishBase . February 2011 version.

1 2 Last, P.R. & Séret, B. (2012): Two new softnose skates of the genus Brochiraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from the deepwater slopes and banks of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa, 3155: 47–64.

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[Last_&_Seret_2012-1] 1 2 Last, P.R. & Séret, B. (2012): Two new softnose skates of the genus Brochiraja (Rajoidei: Arhynchobatidae) from the deepwater slopes and banks of the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific). Zootaxa, 3155: 47–64.

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