---
title: "Twineye Skate"
description: "Raja miraletus — Fish. Raja miraletus, the brown ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae (skates), order skate-like fish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/twineye-skate-raja-miraletus
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Twineye Skate

> Raja miraletus — Fish. Raja miraletus, the brown ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae (skates), order skate-like fish.

- Scientific name: *Raja miraletus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 45
- Wikidata: [Q1518081](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1518081)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111526)

## Names

- en: Twineye Skate
- de: Spiegelrochen
- es: Raya de espejos
- fr: Raie miroir
- pl: Raja motyl

## Countries with the most observations

DZ (5), GR (5), MA (4), HR (3), IT (3)

## Summary

Raja miraletus, the brown ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae (skates), order skate-like fish. They inhabit the subtropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean between 44° N and 35° S. They are found at depths of up to 530 m. Their large, flattened pectoral fins form a rhombic disk with a rounded snout. The maximum recorded length is 63 cm. They lay eggs. They are not an object of targeted fishery.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_miraletus

## Photo

![Twineye Skate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/twineye-skate-raja-miraletus/medium.jpg)

Photo: AnonymousUnknown author · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raja_miraletus.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/twineye-skate-raja-miraletus?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).