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Bigthorn skate

Rajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the bigthorn skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 bigthorn skate live?

Not recorded

Is the bigthorn 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 bigthorn skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRajella
  7. SpeciesRajella barnardi (Norman, 1935)

Synonyms Raja barnardi, Raja confundens, Raja dageti

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • rejnok BarnardůvCzech
  • Raia-de-espinhos-grandesPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bigthorn skate

Other species in the same genus Rajella.

Sailray

Rajella lintea

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Round ray

Rajella fyllae

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bigthorn skate?

The bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi) 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). Bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigthorn-skate

MLA

“Bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigthorn-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{bigthorn_skate_2026,
  title = {Bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bigthorn-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}