Painted ray
Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
Status not recordedsharks and rays
The painted ray (Raja undulata) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.
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Quick facts about the painted 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 painted ray live?
Not recorded
Is the painted 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 painted ray classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderRajiformes
- familyRajidae
- genusRaja
- SpeciesRaja undulata Lacepède, 1802
Synonyms Raja fenestra, Raja fenestrata, Raja mosaica, Raja ondulata, Raja picta
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Painted ray or undulate rayEnglish
- Undulate rayEnglish
- Undulate skateEnglish
- raya escarabayadaAsturian
- rea roannesBreton
- rajada onduladaCatalan
- rejnok vlnitýCzech
- morgath donnogWelsh
- Broget rokkeDanish
- MarmorrochenGerman
- ΚυματόβατοςGreek
- raya mosaicaSpanish
- mosaiko arraiaBasque
- aaltorauskuFinnish
- raie peinteFrench
- Raia riscadaGalician
- תריסנית גליתHebrew
- cifra rájaHungarian
- Razza OndulataItalian
- marmurinė rombinė rajaLithuanian
- golfrogDutch
- raja bruzdowanaPolish
- Raia CurvaPortuguese
- Мозаичный скатRussian
- raja mozaikAlbanian
- BokrockaSwedish
- vatozTurkish
- Скат мозаїчнийUkrainian
- clavellada onduladaCatalan
- Morgathod TonnogWelsh
- ScheckenrocheGerman
- ScheckenrochenGerman
- WellenfleckenrochenGerman
- WellenlinienrochenGerman
- Raya mosaicoSpanish
- raie brunetteFrench
- Raie fleurieFrench
- Raia-curvaPortuguese
- Raia-riscadaPortuguese
- волнистый скатRussian
- brokrockaSwedish
- Boyalı VatozTurkish
Relatives of the painted ray
Other species in the same genus Raja.
Thornback ray
Raja clavata
Brown ray
Raja miraletus
Homelyn ray
Raja montagui
Owl ray
Raja microocellata
Starry ray
Raja asterias
Blonde ray
Raja brachyura
ComparePainted ray vs Thornback rayPainted ray vs Brown rayPainted ray vs Homelyn rayPainted ray vs Owl ray
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the painted ray?
The painted ray (Raja undulata) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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