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Bigelow's ray

Rajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the bigelow's ray

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 bigelow's ray live?

Not recorded

Is the bigelow's ray 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 bigelow's ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRajella
  7. SpeciesRajella bigelowi (Stehmann, 1978)

Synonyms Raja bigelowi

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Bigelow's skateEnglish
  • rejnok BigelowůvCzech
  • Bigelows RochenGerman
  • raya de BigelowSpanish
  • pilkkupyrstörauskuFinnish
  • Raie de BigelowFrench
  • Bigelovo rajaLithuanian
  • Bigelow’s rogDutch
  • RaiaPortuguese
  • Bigelow-RochenGerman
  • ArraiaPortuguese
  • Raia-de-BigelowPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bigelow's ray

Other species in the same genus Rajella.

Sailray

Rajella lintea

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Round ray

Rajella fyllae

RajidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBigelow's ray vs SailrayBigelow's ray vs Bigthorn skateBigelow's ray vs Round rayBigelow's ray vs Munchkin skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bigelow's ray?

The bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigelows-ray

MLA

“Bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigelows-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{bigelows_ray_2026,
  title = {Bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigelows-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}