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Leopard skate

Rajella leopardus (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The leopard skate (Rajella leopardus) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the leopard 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 leopard skate live?

Not recorded

Is the leopard 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 leopard skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRajella
  7. SpeciesRajella leopardus (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

Synonyms Raia leopardus, Raja leopardus, Rajella leoparda

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Raia-pardaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leopard skate

Other species in the same genus Rajella.

Sailray

Rajella lintea

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Round ray

Rajella fyllae

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leopard skate?

The leopard skate (Rajella leopardus) belongs to the family Rajidae 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). Leopard skate (Rajella leopardus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rajella-leopardus

MLA

“Leopard skate (Rajella leopardus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rajella-leopardus.

BibTeX
@misc{rajella_leopardus_2026,
  title = {Leopard skate (Rajella leopardus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rajella-leopardus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}