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Blue skate

Notoraja azurea McEachran & Last, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the blue 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 blue skate live?

Not recorded

Is the blue 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 blue skate classified?

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue skate

Other species in the same genus Notoraja.

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 blue skate?

The blue skate (Notoraja azurea) 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). Blue skate (Notoraja azurea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-skate

MLA

“Blue skate (Notoraja azurea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_skate_2026,
  title = {Blue skate (Notoraja azurea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}