Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae Skates

Genus: Raja

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Raja asterias Delaroche, 1809

Photo by Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.
 
Raja asterias
[Mediterranean starry ray]

Photo by Bergmann, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Raja brachyura Lafont, 1873

Photo by Photo by Bergmann, M.
 
Raja brachyura
[Blonde ray]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Eastern Atlantic and Sout
Max. Length 139 cm TL
Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Raja clavata
[Thornback ray]
No picture found
 
Raja cyanoplax
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Raja herwigi Krefft, 1965

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Raja herwigi
[Cape Verde skate]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Raja maderensis Lowe, 1838

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Raja maderensis
[Madeiran ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Raja mauritaniensis White & Fricke, 2021

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Raja mauritaniensis
[African ray]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818

Photo by Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Raja microocellata
[Small-eyed ray]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Raja miraletus
[Brown ray]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Raja montagui Fowler, 1910

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Raja montagui
[Spotted ray]
No picture found
 
Raja ocellifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.1 cm TL
 
Raja parva
[African brown skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Raja pita Fricke & Al-Hassan, 1995

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Raja pita
[Pita skate]

Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Raja polystigma Regan, 1923

Photo by Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.
 
Raja polystigma
[Speckled ray]

Photo by Stergiou, K.I.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Raja radula Delaroche, 1809

Photo by Photo by Stergiou, K.I.
 
Raja radula
[Rough ray]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Raja rondeleti Bougis, 1959

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Raja rondeleti
[Rondelet's ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Raja rouxi
[]

Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Raja straeleni Poll, 1951

Photo by Photo by Zsilavecz, G.
 
Raja straeleni
[Spotted skate]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802

Photo by Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Raja undulata
[Undulate ray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Raja asterias Mediterranean starry ray Eastern Atlantic 75 TL 1809
Raja brachyura Blonde ray Eastern Atlantic 125 TL 1873
Raja clavata Thornback ray Eastern Atlantic and Sout 139 TL 1758
Raja cyanoplax Southeast Pacific 2023
Raja herwigi Cape Verde skate Eastern Central Atlantic 50 TL 1965
Raja maderensis Madeiran ray Eastern Atlantic 85 TL 1838
Raja mauritaniensis African ray Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 2021
Raja microocellata Small-eyed ray Eastern Atlantic 87 TL 1818
Raja miraletus Brown ray Northeast Atlantic 63 TL 1758
Raja montagui Spotted ray Eastern Atlantic 102 TL 1910
Raja ocellifera Southeast Atlantic and So 1906
Raja parva African brown skate Eastern Central Atlantic 41.1 TL 2016
Raja pita Pita skate Western Indian Ocean. 46 TL 1995
Raja polystigma Speckled ray Northeast Atlantic 60 TL 1923
Raja radula Rough ray Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1809
Raja rondeleti Rondelet's ray Northeast Atlantic 50 TL 1959
Raja rouxi Eastern Atlantic 50 TL 1977
Raja straeleni Spotted skate Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1951
Raja undulata Undulate ray Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1802



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