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Artic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The artic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the artic skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the artic skate live?

Not recorded

Is the artic skate endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the artic skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusAmblyraja
  7. SpeciesAmblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Synonyms Amblyraja badia, Amblyraja robertsi, Raja badia, Raja borea, Raja hyperborea, Raja robertsi

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Arctic skateEnglish
  • Blackbelly skateEnglish
  • Boreal skateEnglish
  • Broad skateEnglish
  • rejnok panamskýCzech
  • Arktisk RokkeDanish
  • Arktischer RochenGerman
  • raya anchaSpanish
  • jäärauskuFinnish
  • IshavsskøtaFaroese
  • raie largeFrench
  • Skjótta SkataIcelandic
  • Razza articaItalian
  • ミツボシカスベJapanese
  • šiaurinė rajaLithuanian
  • isskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • Brede rogDutch
  • isskateNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Raja PolarnaPolish
  • Широкий скатRussian
  • arktični skatSlovenian
  • rejnok tmavobřichýCzech
  • EisrochenGerman
  • Raya ÁrticaSpanish
  • Raie ArctiqueFrench
  • Raie BoréaleFrench
  • Arctische rogDutch
  • raja arktycznaPolish
  • Арктический скатRussian
  • Северный скатRussian
  • Severnyi SkatRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the artic skate

Other species in the same genus Amblyraja.

Thornback

Amblyraja radiata

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the artic skate?

The artic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Artic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/artic-skate

MLA

“Artic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/artic-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{artic_skate_2026,
  title = {Artic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/artic-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}