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Spotback skate

Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the spotback 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 spotback skate live?

Not recorded

Is the spotback 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 spotback skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusAtlantoraja
  7. SpeciesAtlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Synonyms Raja castelnaui

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • rejnok CastelnaůvCzech
  • Raia-chitaSpanish
  • Raia-de-CastelnauPortuguese
  • Raia-jerebaSpanish
  • Raya a LunaresSpanish
  • Raya ChitaSpanish
  • Raya moteadaSpanish
  • Raya PintadaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotback skate

Other species in the same genus Atlantoraja.

Raya platana

Atlantoraja platana

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

Eyespot skate

Atlantoraja cyclophora

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotback skate?

The spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) 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). Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotback-skate

MLA

“Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotback-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{spotback_skate_2026,
  title = {Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotback-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}