Smalleyed ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Smalleyed ray Raja microocellata Near threatened

Where the smalleyed ray lives – recorded in 7 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 5,222 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Scientific name	Raja microocellata
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rajidae

Where does the smalleyed ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smalleyed ray in 7 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 smalleyed ray endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the smalleyed ray?

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

About the smalleyed ray

The smalleyed ray or smalleyed skate (Raja microocellata) is a species of ray in the family Rajidae, the typical rays and skates, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is found in tidal, coastal waters with sandy substrates.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smalleyed ray (revision 1355308975), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q517557 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).