Aguja skate vs Raya

Bathyraja aguja compared with Bathyraja papilionifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Aguja skate Raya
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii
Order same Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family same Arhynchobatidae Arhynchobatidae
Genus same Bathyraja Bathyraja
Species Bathyraja aguja Bathyraja papilionifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Aguja skate and Raya share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bathyraja.

Conservation Status

Aguja skate

LC — Least Concern

Raya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Aguja skate Raya
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Aguja skate

The Aguja skate (Bathyraja aguja) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Raya

The Butterfly skate (Bathyraja papilionifera) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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