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Rio skate

Rioraja agassizii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The rio skate (Rioraja agassizii) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the rio 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 rio skate live?

Not recorded

Is the rio 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 rio skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusRioraja
  7. SpeciesRioraja agassizii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Synonyms Raja agassizi, Raja agassizii, Raja agassizii picta, Raja platana, Rioraja agassizi, Uraptera agassizii

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • rejnok AgassizůvCzech
  • Raya LisaSpanish
  • Raia-santaPortuguese
  • Raia-de-AgassizPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rio skate

Other species in the same family Arhynchobatidae.

Deepsea skate

Bathyraja richardsoni

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Longtail skate

Arhynchobatis asperrimus

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Abyssal skate

Bathyraja abyssicola

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Aguja skate

Bathyraja aguja

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rio skate?

The rio skate (Rioraja agassizii) 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). Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rio-skate

MLA

“Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rio-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{rio_skate_2026,
  title = {Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rio-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}