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Cuphead skate

Bathyraja scaphiops (Norman, 1937)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the cuphead 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 cuphead skate live?

Not recorded

Is the cuphead 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 cuphead skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja scaphiops (Norman, 1937)

Synonyms Raja scaphiops

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • rejnok člunovitýCzech
  • Raya PicudaSpanish
  • Raya Nariguda ManchadaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cuphead skate

Other species in the same genus Bathyraja.

Deepsea skate

Bathyraja richardsoni

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Abyssal skate

Bathyraja abyssicola

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Aguja skate

Bathyraja aguja

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Bottom skate

Bathyraja bergi

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cuphead skate?

The cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae 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). Cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuphead-skate

MLA

“Cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuphead-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{cuphead_skate_2026,
  title = {Cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuphead-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}