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Pale ray

Bathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The pale ray (Bathyraja pallida) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the pale 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 pale ray live?

Not recorded

Is the pale 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 pale ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)

Synonyms Breviraja pallida

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Pallid skateEnglish
  • rejnok bledýCzech
  • heller TiefenrochenGerman
  • Raya PállidaSpanish
  • kalvaspehmorauskuFinnish
  • Raie PáleFrench
  • blyškioji rajaLithuanian
  • палевый скатRussian
  • Bleicher RochenGerman
  • Raie pâleFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale ray

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 pale ray?

The pale ray (Bathyraja pallida) 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). Pale ray (Bathyraja pallida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-ray

MLA

“Pale ray (Bathyraja pallida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{pale_ray_2026,
  title = {Pale ray (Bathyraja pallida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}