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title: "Smalleyed Skate"
description: "Raja microocellata — Pesci. The smalleyed ray or smalleyed skate (Raja microocellata) is a species of ray in the family Rajidae, the typical rays and skates, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is found in tidal, coastal waters with sandy substrates."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/smalleyed-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smalleyed Skate

> Raja microocellata — Pesci. The smalleyed ray or smalleyed skate (Raja microocellata) is a species of ray in the family Rajidae, the typical rays and skates, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is found in tidal, coastal waters with sandy substrates.

- Scientific name: *Raja microocellata*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 194
- Wikidata: [Q517557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q517557)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61752](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61752)

## Names

- en: Smalleyed Skate
- de: Kleinäugiger Rochen
- es: Raya bastarda
- fr: Raie mêlée
- nl: Kleinoogrog
- pl: Raja drobnooka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (56), PT (48), FR (26), IE (11), ES (3)

## Summary

The smalleyed ray or smalleyed skate (Raja microocellata) is a species of ray in the family Rajidae, the typical rays and skates, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is found in tidal, coastal waters with sandy substrates.

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

## Photo

![Smalleyed Skate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smalleyed-skate/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Hughes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386238347

## Machine access

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