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Galápagos skate

Rajella eisenhardti Long & McCosker, 1999

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The galápagos skate (Rajella eisenhardti) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the galápagos 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 galápagos skate live?

Not recorded

Is the galápagos 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 galápagos skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRajella
  7. SpeciesRajella eisenhardti Long & McCosker, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Galapagos gray skateEnglish
  • Galápagos gray skateEnglish
  • Raya de Cabo RosaSpanish
  • Galapagose väikeraiEstonian
  • Raia-de-Cabo-RosaPortuguese
  • Raya de GalápagosSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the galápagos skate

Other species in the same genus Rajella.

Sailray

Rajella lintea

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Round ray

Rajella fyllae

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the galápagos skate?

The galápagos skate (Rajella eisenhardti) belongs to the family Rajidae 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). Galápagos skate (Rajella eisenhardti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-skate

MLA

“Galápagos skate (Rajella eisenhardti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{galapagos_skate_2026,
  title = {Galápagos skate (Rajella eisenhardti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/galapagos-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}