Malacoraja Explained

Malacoraja, or soft skates, is a small genus of skates in the family Rajidae found at depths of 46- in the Atlantic. It currently consists of four described species, as well as a possible undescribed species.^[1]

Species

• Malacoraja kreffti (Stehmann, 1978) (Krefft's skate)
• Malacoraja obscura M. R. de Carvalho, U. L. Gomes & Gadig, 2005 (Brazilian soft skate)
• Malacoraja senta (Garman, 1885) (Smooth skate)
• Malacoraja spinacidermis (Barnard, 1923) (Soft skate)

Notes and References

1. Ebert, David A. & Sulikowski, James A.; Biology of Skates. Springer, 2009