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Owl ray

Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The owl ray (Raja microocellata) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the owl ray

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 owl ray live?

Not recorded

Is the owl ray 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 owl ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRaja
  7. SpeciesRaja microocellata Montagu, 1818

Synonyms Raia microocellata, Raja microcellata

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Painted rayEnglish
  • Small-eyed rayEnglish
  • Smalleyed rayEnglish
  • Smalleyed skateEnglish
  • raya bermeyaAsturian
  • rea roannesBreton
  • rejnok světloskvrnnýCzech
  • morgath lygaid-bachWelsh
  • Småøjet rokkeDanish
  • hellfleckiger RocheGerman
  • raya bastardaSpanish
  • palettirauskuFinnish
  • raie mêléeFrench
  • Razza microocellataItalian
  • šlakuotoji rajaLithuanian
  • Småøyet skateNorwegian Bokmål
  • kleinoogrogDutch
  • raja drobnookaPolish
  • Raia-zimbreiraPortuguese
  • ромбовый скатRussian
  • küçük gözlü vatozTurkish
  • Скат дрібноплямистийUkrainian
  • rea lagadou bihenBreton
  • Morgathod Llygaid-BachWelsh
  • hellfleckiger RochenGerman
  • kleinäugiger RochenGerman
  • raya cimbreiraSpanish
  • Raya coloradaSpanish
  • raie aux petits yeuxFrench
  • Мелкопятнистый скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the owl ray

Other species in the same genus Raja.

Brown ray

Raja miraletus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the owl ray?

The owl ray (Raja microocellata) belongs to the family Rajidae 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). Owl ray (Raja microocellata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-ray

MLA

“Owl ray (Raja microocellata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{owl_ray_2026,
  title = {Owl ray (Raja microocellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}