Jensen's skate
Amblyraja jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Jensen's skate (Amblyraja jenseni), also known as the shorttail skate, is a rare deep-sea skate typically found in the North Atlantic Ocean. The skate is named in honor of Danish zoologist Adolf Severin Jensen (1866–1953), of Lund University, for his contributions to the ichthyology of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Jensen's skate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.138918+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amblyraja jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
- Name authority
- (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
- Common name
- Jensen's skate
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Amblyraja
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRajiformes Berg, 1940
- familyRajidae de Blainville, 1816
- genusAmblyraja Malm, 1877
- speciesAmblyraja jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amblyraja. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amblyraja reversa (Lloyd, 1906) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| arctic skateAmblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| starry rayAmblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antarctic starry skateAmblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amblyraja doellojuradoi (Pozzi, 1935) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whiteleg skateAmblyraja taaf (Meisner, 1987) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft, 1968) | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Raja jenseni Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105864 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TZNH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.