undulate ray
Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
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.
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) of approx 100 centimetres (3.3 ft) length and 10 kilograms (22 lb) weight, Arrábida National Park, Portugal. This species is endangered and is usually found on sandy, muddy or detrital bottoms, mostly at depths of 50–200 m (160-660 ft).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The undulate ray (Raja undulata) is a species of skate and cartilaginous fish found in the Mediterranean and East Atlantic from southern Ireland and England to the Gulf of Guinea. It is found in areas with mud or sand, and may occur as deep as 200 m (660 ft), though it prefers shallower depths. It is considered endangered due to overfishing.
Wikipedia contributors, Undulate ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:58:39.338941+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Raja undulata Lacepède, 1802
- Name authority
- Lacepède, 1802
- Common name
- undulate ray
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Raja
- 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
- genusRaja Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesRaja undulata Lacepède, 1802
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Raja. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blonde rayRaja brachyura Lafont, 1871 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Raja pita Fricke & Al-Hassan, 1995 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Raja rouxi Capapé, 1977 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Raja herwigi Krefft, 1965 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Raja bahamensis Bigelow & Schroeder, 1965 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rough rayRaja radula Delaroche, 1809 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| homelyn rayRaja montagui Fowler, 1910 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| painted rayRaja microocellata Montagu, 1818 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| speckled rayRaja polystigma Regan, 1923 | RajidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Raja ocellifera Regan, 1906 | 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 ondulata Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Raja picta Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Raja fenestra Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Raja mosaica Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | 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.
- Lacepède, B. G. E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. Chez Plassan: Paris, France, v. 4: i–xliv + 1–728, Pl. 1–16. 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.
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:793CL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.