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Spinetail ray

Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the spinetail 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 spinetail ray live?

Not recorded

Is the spinetail 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 spinetail ray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusBathyraja
  7. SpeciesBathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)

Synonyms Raja spinicauda

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Spinetail skateEnglish
  • Spinytail rayEnglish
  • Spinytail skateEnglish
  • rejnok trnoocasýCzech
  • GrönlandrochenGerman
  • Raya FerreiroSpanish
  • piikkipyrstörauskuFinnish
  • raie à queue épineuseFrench
  • dygliauodegė rajaLithuanian
  • gråskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • Groenlandse rogDutch
  • gråskateNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Raia-da-GronelândiaPortuguese
  • шипохвостый скатRussian
  • Dornschwanz-TiefenrochenGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spinetail 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 spinetail ray?

The spinetail ray (Bathyraja spinicauda) 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). Spinetail ray (Bathyraja spinicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinetail-ray

MLA

“Spinetail ray (Bathyraja spinicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinetail-ray.

BibTeX
@misc{spinetail_ray_2026,
  title = {Spinetail ray (Bathyraja spinicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spinetail-ray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}