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Murray's skate

Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the murray's 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 murray's skate live?

Not recorded

Is the murray's 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 murray's skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)

Synonyms Raja murrati, Raja murrayi, Rhinoraja murrayi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • rejnok MurrayůvCzech
  • Raie de MurrayFrench
  • Razza di MurrayItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the murray's 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

CompareMurray's skate vs Deepsea skateMurray's skate vs Abyssal skateMurray's skate vs Aguja skateMurray's skate vs Aleutian skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the murray's skate?

The murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi) 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). Murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/murrays-skate

MLA

“Murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/murrays-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{murrays_skate_2026,
  title = {Murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/murrays-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}