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Deepsea skate

Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the deepsea 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 deepsea skate live?

Not recorded

Is the deepsea 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 deepsea skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)

Synonyms Raja richardsoni

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Deepwater skateEnglish
  • Richardson's rayEnglish
  • Richardson's skateEnglish
  • Richardson’s rayEnglish
  • Richardson’s skateEnglish
  • rejnok RichardsonůvCzech
  • Richardsons TiefenrochenGerman
  • Raya De RichardsonSpanish
  • harmaapehmorauskuFinnish
  • raie de profondeursFrench
  • Ričardsono rajaLithuanian
  • Raia de RichardsonPortuguese
  • скат РичардсонаRussian
  • Richardson-RochenGerman
  • Raie de RichardsonFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the deepsea skate

Other species in the same genus Bathyraja.

Abyssal skate

Bathyraja abyssicola

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Aguja skate

Bathyraja aguja

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Bottom skate

Bathyraja bergi

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Blonde ray

Bathyraja brachyurops

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the deepsea skate?

The deepsea skate (Bathyraja richardsoni) 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). Deepsea skate (Bathyraja richardsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepsea-skate

MLA

“Deepsea skate (Bathyraja richardsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepsea-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{deepsea_skate_2026,
  title = {Deepsea skate (Bathyraja richardsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepsea-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}