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Leadhue skate

Notoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The leadhue skate (Notoraja tobitukai) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the leadhue 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 leadhue skate live?

Not recorded

Is the leadhue 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 leadhue skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusNotoraja
  7. SpeciesNotoraja tobitukai (Hiyama, 1940)

Synonyms Bathyraja tobitukai, Breviraja tobitukai, Raja tobitukai

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Leadhued skateEnglish
  • トビツカエイJapanese
  • Loodgetinte rogDutch
  • 魴仔Chinese
  • 日本隆背鰩Chinese
  • 隆背鯆魮Chinese
  • 日本隆背鰩(短鰩)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leadhue skate

Other species in the same genus Notoraja.

Blue skate

Notoraja azurea

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Ghost skate

Notoraja hirticauda

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Pale skate

Notoraja ochroderma

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leadhue skate?

The leadhue skate (Notoraja tobitukai) 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). Leadhue skate (Notoraja tobitukai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leadhue-skate

MLA

“Leadhue skate (Notoraja tobitukai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leadhue-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{leadhue_skate_2026,
  title = {Leadhue skate (Notoraja tobitukai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leadhue-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}