Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae, but are... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Rajidae
Family: Rajidae; Bonaparte, 1831
Class: Chondrichthyes
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Rajiformes
Lower classifications