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Blue ray

Neoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The blue ray (Neoraja caerulea) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the blue 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 blue ray live?

Not recorded

Is the blue 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 blue ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusNeoraja
  7. SpeciesNeoraja caerulea (Stehmann, 1976)

Synonyms Breviraja caerulea

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Blue dwarf skateEnglish
  • Blue pygmy skateEnglish
  • rejnok modravýCzech
  • blauer ZwergrochenGerman
  • sinirauskuFinnish
  • Raie bleueFrench
  • Скат синійUkrainian
  • BlaurochenGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue ray

Other species in the same genus Neoraja.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue ray?

The blue ray (Neoraja caerulea) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue ray (Neoraja caerulea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-ray

MLA

“Blue ray (Neoraja caerulea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_ray_2026,
  title = {Blue ray (Neoraja caerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}