#2056 · 🦈 sharks & rays

Big Skate

Beringraja binoculata

LCleast concern 🦈 Sharks & rays 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © canaryrockfish · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Gregory C Jensen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © willbpayne · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Chesterman Beach, Tofino, BC, CA:© Tim Goater · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Juan de Fuca Strait, Capital, BC, CA:© Joachim Bertrands · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Alberni-Clayoquot, CA-BC, CA:© Marcie Callewaert · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Island County, WA, USA:© Aquatic Reserves · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Lawton Park, Seattle, WA, US:© cascadecat · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 3521 Beach Dr SW, Seattle, WA 98116, USA:© Jen Strongin · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10. North Pacific Ocean, Seaside, OR, US:© Jesse Jones (she/her) · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The big skate ( Beringraja binoculata , syn. Raja binoculata ) is the largest species of skate (family Rajidae) in the waters off North America. They are found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California, typically from the intertidal zone to a depth of 120 m (390 ft), and feed on benthic invertebrates and small fishes. They are unusual among skates in that their egg cases may contain up to seven eggs each. This species is one of the...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,390iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).