Deep-Sea taxon details
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)
105865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105865)
accepted
Species
Raja radiata Donovan, 1808 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja radiata Donovan, 1808) Donovan, E. (1802-1808). The natural history of British fishes, including scientific and general descriptions of the most interesting species, and an extensive selection of accurately finished coloured plates. Volume II. <em>London.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52534993
page(s): Pl. 174 [details]
page(s): Pl. 174 [details]
Distribution Greenland and Hudson Bay to South Carolina
Distribution Greenland and Hudson Bay to South Carolina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105865 on 2026-06-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105865 on 2026-06-23
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(of Raja radiata Donovan, 1808) Donovan, E. (1802-1808). The natural history of British fishes, including scientific and general descriptions of the most interesting species, and an extensive selection of accurately finished coloured plates. Volume II. <em>London.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52534993
page(s): Pl. 174 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Packer, D. B.; Zetlin, C.A.; Vitaliano, J.J. (2003). Essential fish habitat source document: thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata, life history and habitat characteristics. <em>NOAA Technical Memorandum.</em> 1-39. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): Pl. 174 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Packer, D. B.; Zetlin, C.A.; Vitaliano, J.J. (2003). Essential fish habitat source document: thorny skate, Amblyraja radiata, life history and habitat characteristics. <em>NOAA Technical Memorandum.</em> 1-39. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Crustaceans, bony fishes and polychaete worms [details]Distribution Greenland and Hudson Bay to South Carolina [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found on hard and soft bottoms; depth range of 20-1000m. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Sharks, other rays and grey seals. [details]
Reproduction Internal fertilization; oviparous [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | tærbe | [details] |
| Dutch | sterrogkeilrog [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | thorny skatestarry ray | [details] |
| French | raie radiéeraie épineuseétoilée [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | sternrochen [from synonym]SternrochenSternroche [from synonym] | [details] |
| Icelandic | tindaskata | [details] |
| Lithuanian | žvaigždėtoji raja | [details] |
| Norwegian | kloskate | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kloskate | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kloskate | [details] |
| Polish | raja promienista | [details] |
| Swedish | klorocka | [details] |
| Welsh | morgath bigog | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (244 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (238 publications) (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amblyraja radiata)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To FishBase
To GenBank (70720 nucleotides; 45962 proteins)
To GenBank (70720 nucleotides; 45962 proteins) (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Amblyraja radiata USNM 386063 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia radiata P06696 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (238 publications) (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amblyraja radiata)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To FishBase
To GenBank (70720 nucleotides; 45962 proteins)
To GenBank (70720 nucleotides; 45962 proteins) (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Amblyraja radiata USNM 386063 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Raia radiata P06696 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Raja radiata Donovan, 1808)
To ITIS
