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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Arhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Brochiraja Last & McEachran, 2006 |
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
- Brochiraja leviveneta Last & McEachran, 2006
- Brochiraja microspinifera Last & McEachran, 2006
- Brochiraja spinifera (Garrick & Paul, 1974) (Prickly deep-sea skate)
- Brochiraja vittacauda Last & Séret, 2012
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brochiraja". FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ 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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