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Ghost skate

Notoraja hirticauda Last & McEachran, 2006

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the ghost 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 ghost skate live?

Not recorded

Is the ghost 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 ghost skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusNotoraja
  7. SpeciesNotoraja hirticauda Last & McEachran, 2006

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ghost skate

Other species in the same genus Notoraja.

Blue skate

Notoraja azurea

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 ghost skate?

The ghost skate (Notoraja hirticauda) 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). Ghost skate (Notoraja hirticauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/notoraja-hirticauda

MLA

“Ghost skate (Notoraja hirticauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/notoraja-hirticauda.

BibTeX
@misc{notoraja_hirticauda_2026,
  title = {Ghost skate (Notoraja hirticauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/notoraja-hirticauda},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}