Black skate vs Pacific white skate

Bathyraja trachura compared with Bathyraja spinosissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Pacific white skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Rajiformes (อันดับปลาโรนัน)	Rajiformes (อันดับปลาโรนัน)
Family same	Arhynchobatidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus same	Bathyraja	Bathyraja
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Bathyraja spinosissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Pacific white skate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bathyraja.

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Pacific white skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Pacific white skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Black skate

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