Bluet
Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedsharks and rays
The bluet (Dipturus batis) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.
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Quick facts about the bluet
- 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 bluet live?
Not recorded
Is the bluet 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 bluet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderRajiformes
- familyRajidae
- genusDipturus
- SpeciesDipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Batis vulgaris, Dipturus flossada, Propterygia hyposticta, Raia flossada, Raia gaimardi, Raia vulgaris, Raja batis, Raja flossada, Raja macrorhynchus, Raja macrorynchus
Other names and names in other languages (71)
- Blue skateEnglish
- Common blue skateEnglish
- Common skateEnglish
- DinnanEnglish
- Flapper skateEnglish
- Grey skateEnglish
- SkateEnglish
- Racha de caperuchaAragonese
- raya sabliegaAsturian
- flaBreton
- CaputxaCatalan
- rejnok hladkýCzech
- morgathWelsh
- skadeDanish
- RochenGerman
- ΓκριζόβατοςGreek
- noriegaSpanish
- Arraia azpilunBasque
- silorauskuFinnish
- raieFrench
- scatIrish
- sgaitScottish Gaelic
- Volina mrkuljaCroatian
- skataIcelandic
- razza bavosaItalian
- švelnioji rajaLithuanian
- storskateNorwegian Bokmål
- rogDutch
- storskateNorwegian Nynorsk
- storskateNorwegian
- raja gladkaPolish
- raiaPortuguese
- seryi skatRussian
- raxha me turiAlbanian
- slätrockaSwedish
- vatozTurkish
- Скат європейськийUkrainian
- 无鳍鳐科Chinese
- travankBreton
- Travank grisBreton
- MorgathodWelsh
- DværgskadeDanish
- GlattrocheGerman
- GlattrochenGerman
- Κοινό σαλάχιGreek
- raya común europeaSpanish
- Raya noruegaSpanish
- Dipturus batisFrench
- flotteFrench
- la flotteFrench
- pocheteauFrench
- pocheteau blancFrench
- pocheteau grisFrench
- PochetteFrench
- blue skateScottish Gaelic
- sgaiteagScottish Gaelic
- sgaiteanScottish Gaelic
- sgarragScottish Gaelic
- gulringskateNorwegian Bokmål
- FlapperrogDutch
- Gewone vleetDutch
- schateDutch
- vleetDutch
- Płaszczka nagaPolish
- raja gładkaPolish
- airogaPortuguese
- Raia-oiregaPortuguese
- Гладкий скатRussian
- raxha skijatoreAlbanian
- kocaburun vatozTurkish
- Mavi VatozTurkish
Relatives of the bluet
Other species in the same genus Dipturus.
Longnose skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus
Barndoor skate
Dipturus laevis
Blackspot skate
Dipturus campbelli
Madagascar skate
Dipturus crosnieri
Smooth skate
Dipturus innominatus
Black skate
Dipturus nidarosiensis
CompareBluet vs Longnose skateBluet vs Barndoor skateBluet vs Blackspot skateBluet vs Madagascar skate
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bluet?
The bluet (Dipturus batis) 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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