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Leopard skate

Bathyraja panthera Orr, Stevenson, Hoff, Spies & McEachran, 2011

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the leopard 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 leopard skate live?

Not recorded

Is the leopard 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 leopard skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja panthera Orr, Stevenson, Hoff, Spies & McEachran, 2011

Synonyms Arctoraja panthera

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leopard 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 leopard skate?

The leopard skate (Bathyraja panthera) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{bathyraja_panthera_2026,
  title = {Leopard skate (Bathyraja panthera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bathyraja-panthera},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}