Arctic skate vs

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Limnothrix vacuolifera

Key Differences

• Arctic skate is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)
Family	Rajidae	Pseudanabaenaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Limnothrix
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Limnothrix vacuolifera

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic skate

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Arctic skate

The Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.