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Slimtail skate

Bathyraja longicauda (de Buen, 1959)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the slimtail 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 slimtail skate live?

Not recorded

Is the slimtail 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 slimtail skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja longicauda (de Buen, 1959)

Synonyms Breviraja longicauda

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Raya De Cola LargaSpanish
  • Длиннохвостый скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slimtail skate

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

CompareSlimtail skate vs Deepsea skateSlimtail skate vs Abyssal skateSlimtail skate vs Aguja skateSlimtail skate vs Aleutian skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slimtail skate?

The slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae 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). Slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slimtail-skate

MLA

“Slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/slimtail-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{slimtail_skate_2026,
  title = {Slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slimtail-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}