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Blotched skate

Notoraja sticta McEachran & Last, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The blotched skate (Notoraja sticta) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the blotched 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 blotched skate live?

Not recorded

Is the blotched 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 blotched skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusNotoraja
  7. SpeciesNotoraja sticta McEachran & Last, 2008

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blotched skate

Other species in the same genus Notoraja.

Blue skate

Notoraja azurea

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Ghost skate

Notoraja hirticauda

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Pale skate

Notoraja ochroderma

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blotched skate?

The blotched skate (Notoraja sticta) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae 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). Blotched skate (Notoraja sticta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-skate

MLA

“Blotched skate (Notoraja sticta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{blotched_skate_2026,
  title = {Blotched skate (Notoraja sticta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blotched-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}