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Thornback Ray
The thornback ray (Raja clavata) is a species of skate found across the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Iceland and Norway down to South Africa, as well as in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It is named for the rows of prominent, thornlike spines covering its dorsal surface and tail. The species typi...
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The top alternative to Thornback Ray in 2026 is Common Skate with a score of 8.1/10, followed by Big Skate (8.0) and Little Skate (7.9).
Common Skate
The common skate (Dipturus batis), also known as the blue skate, is a large cartilaginous fish native to the northeaster...
Big Skate
The big skate (Beringraja binoculata) is the largest species of skate found in North American waters, capable of reachin...
Little Skate
The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a species of cartilaginous fish found in the coastal waters of the northwestern...
Barndoor Skate
The barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) is one of the largest skate species in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, with a diamond...
Undulate Ray
The undulate ray is a species of cartilaginous fish belonging to the skate family, found primarily in the northeastern A...
Winter Skate
The winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) is a species of skate native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, distributed from...
Brown Ray
The brown ray is a skate found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, commonly listed in field guides...
Clearnose Skate
The Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging fr...
Blonde Ray
The blonde ray (Raja brachyura) is a large skate species in the family Rajidae found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean...
Starry Ray
The starry ray (Amblyraja radiata), also known as the thorny skate, is a species of marine ray found across the North At...
Spotted Ray
The spotted ray (Raja montagui), also known as the homelyn ray, is a species of skate distributed across the northeaster...
Cuckoo Ray
The cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae. It inhabits the easter...
Smalleyed Ray
The smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata) is a species of skate native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, particularly in...
California Skate
A skate (Raja inornata) endemic to the eastern Pacific from northern California to Baja California, among the smaller sk...
Sandy Ray
A skate (Leucoraja circularis) found in the northeastern Atlantic from Iceland to West Africa, inhabiting sandy and mudd...
Shagreen Ray
A skate (Leucoraja fullonica) of the northeastern Atlantic, named for its rough, shagreen-like skin densely covered in d...
Roundel Skate
A skate of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, named for rounded, eyespot-like markings on its dorsal surface that...
Speckled Skate
A skate bearing fine speckled pigmentation across its dorsal surface, providing camouflage against the sandy and gravell...
Spotted Skate
A skate identifiable by a distinctive spotted dorsal pattern, inhabiting continental shelf waters where it preys primari...
Long-nosed Skate
A deepwater skate of family Rajidae recognized by a markedly elongated and pointed snout, recorded from continental slop...
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