# Beringraja

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***Beringraja*** is a genus of [skates](/source/Skate_(fish)) in the family [Rajidae](/source/Rajidae) with up to six described [species](/source/Species). Formerly, they were included in the genus *[Raja](/source/Raja_(fish))* until 2012, when the genus *Beringraja* was erected for the two species which had multiple embryos per egg capsule.[1] [Genetic](/source/Genetics) evidence has led to four additional species being proposed for inclusion in the genus, although this issue has not be completely resolved.[3][4][5] These large skates are found in the North Pacific.[6]

## Species

There are two species in this genus:[7]

- *[Beringraja binoculata](/source/Beringraja_binoculata)* (Girard, 1855) (Big skate)
- *[Beringraja pulchra](/source/Beringraja_pulchra)* ([Liu](/source/F.-H._Liu), 1932) (Mottled skate)

## References

1. Ishihara, H., Treloar, M., Bor, P.H.F., Senou, H. and Jeong, C.H. (2012). The comparative morphology of skate egg capsules (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes). Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 41: 9-25.

1. ["Chondrichthyan Tree of Life"](https://sharksrays.org/). Retrieved 16 August 2018.

1. Last, P. R., S. Weigmann and L. Yang 2016. Changes to the nomenclature of the skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes). In: Last and Yearsley (eds.). Rays of the World: Supplementary Information. CSIRO Special Publication. 11-34.

1. Ebert, David A. (2022-10-04). ["Caliraja gen. nov., a new skate genus (Rajiformes: Rajidae) from the eastern North Pacific: Caliraja gen. nov., un nuevo género de rayas (Rajiformes: Rajidae) del este del Pacífico Norte"](https://revistas.uv.cl/index.php/rbmo/article/view/3209). *Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía*. **57** (Especial). [doi:10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3209](https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3209). [ISSN 0718-1957](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0718-1957)

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