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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluet

Other species in the same genus Dipturus.

Black skate

Dipturus nidarosiensis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bluet (Dipturus batis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluet

MLA

“Bluet (Dipturus batis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluet.

BibTeX
@misc{bluet_2026,
  title = {Bluet (Dipturus batis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bluet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}