Blonde ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Blonde ray Raja brachyura Near threatened

Where the blonde ray lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 11,380 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Scientific name	Raja brachyura
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rajidae

Where does the blonde ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blonde ray in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blonde ray endangered?

The blonde ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blonde ray?

The blonde ray (Raja brachyura) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rajidae, genus Raja. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blonde ray

The blonde ray or blonde skate (Raja brachyura) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blonde ray (revision 1366525414), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q383819 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).