---
title: "Raurochen"
description: "Raja radula — Fische. The rough ray (Raja radula) is a Mediterranean ray species of the Rajidae family described by Delaroche in 1809."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/rough-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raurochen

> Raja radula — Fische. The rough ray (Raja radula) is a Mediterranean ray species of the Rajidae family described by Delaroche in 1809.

- Scientific name: *Raja radula*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 126
- Wikidata: [Q5653471](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5653471)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111530](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111530)

## Names

- en: Rough Skate
- de: Raurochen
- es: Raya áspera
- fr: Raie-râpe

## Countries with the most observations

GR (49), ES (30), DZ (20), TR (5), MT (3), TN (3)

## Summary

The rough ray (Raja radula) is a Mediterranean ray species of the Rajidae family described by Delaroche in 1809.

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

## Photo

![Raurochen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-skate/medium.jpg)

Photo: Müller & Henle · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raja_radula.jpg

## Machine access

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