Plain pygmy skate  (Fenestraja ishiyamai)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->

    • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
    • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
    • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->

      • Rajidae - Skates->
      • Anacanthobatidae - Smooth skates->
      • Arhynchobatidae - Softnose skates->
      • Gurgesiellidae - Pygmy skates->

        • Cruriraja - Cruriraja->
        • Fenestraja - Fenestraja->

          • Blackfin pygmy skate (Fenestraja atripinna)
          • Cuban pygmy skate (Fenestraja cubensis)
          • Plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai)
          • Madagascar pygmy skate (Fenestraja maceachrani)
          • Prickly skate (Fenestraja mamillidens)
          • Pluto skate (Fenestraja plutonia)
          • Siboga skate (Fenestraja sibogae)
          • Gulf skate (Fenestraja sinusmexicanus)
        • Gurgesiella - Gurgesiella->
    • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
    • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
    • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
    • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
    • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
    • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
    • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
    • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
  • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->