Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Murray's skate

Alopias pelagicus compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Alopiidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alopias	Bathyraja
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Murray's skate

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.