Caliraja inornata
| Caliraja inornata | |
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| Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (2026) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rajidae |
| Genus: | Caliraja |
| Species: | C. inornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caliraja inornata Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 | |
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Caliraja inornata, also known as the California skate, is a species of elasmobranch (cartilaginous fish). It is found in eastern Pacific Ocean waters from southern British Columbia to Baja California Sur.[1][2] It was named as the type species of the newly organized skate genus Caliraja in 2022.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Caliraja inornata". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "Caliraja inornata (California Skate)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ 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". Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía. 57 (Especial). doi:10.22370/rbmo.2022.57.Especial.3209. ISSN 0718-1957.
- ↑ "Current status: Valid as Caliraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert 1881). Rajidae". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Science. Retrieved 2026-08-08.