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Matsubara skate

Bathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the matsubara skate

Weight
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Length
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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 matsubara skate live?

Not recorded

Is the matsubara 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 matsubara skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952)

Synonyms Breviraja matsubarai

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Duskypurple skateEnglish
  • rejnok MatsubarůvCzech
  • Matsubaras TiefenrochenGerman
  • Matsubara-eiJapanese
  • Donkerpaarse rogDutch
  • Скат МацубарыRussian
  • 魴仔Chinese
  • ツムラカスベJapanese
  • ノトロカスベJapanese
  • マツバラエイJapanese
  • マツバラエイ[ツムラカスベ][ノトロカスベ]Japanese
  • 松原深海鯆魮Chinese
  • 松原深海鰩Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the matsubara 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 matsubara skate?

The matsubara skate (Bathyraja matsubarai) 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). Matsubara skate (Bathyraja matsubarai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/matsubara-skate

MLA

“Matsubara skate (Bathyraja matsubarai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/matsubara-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{matsubara_skate_2026,
  title = {Matsubara skate (Bathyraja matsubarai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/matsubara-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}