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Black skate

Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The black skate (Bathyraja interrupta) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the black 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 black skate live?

Not recorded

Is the black 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 black skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)

Synonyms Breviraja interrupta, Raia interrupta, Raja interrupta, Raja kincaidi, Rhinoraja interrupta

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Bering skateEnglish
  • Sandpaper skateEnglish
  • rejnok přerušenýCzech
  • raie rugueuseFrench
  • SchuurpapierrogDutch
  • Прерывчатый скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black skate

Other species in the same genus Bathyraja.

Deepsea skate

Bathyraja richardsoni

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Abyssal skate

Bathyraja abyssicola

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Aguja skate

Bathyraja aguja

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Bottom skate

Bathyraja bergi

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black skate?

The black skate (Bathyraja interrupta) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black skate (Bathyraja interrupta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathyraja-interrupta

MLA

“Black skate (Bathyraja interrupta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathyraja-interrupta.

BibTeX
@misc{bathyraja_interrupta_2026,
  title = {Black skate (Bathyraja interrupta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathyraja-interrupta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}