---
title: "Golfrog"
description: "Raja undulata — Vissen. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/undulate-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golfrog

> Raja undulata — Vissen. 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.

- Scientific name: *Raja undulata*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1406
- Wikidata: [Q1515491](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1515491)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111535](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111535)

## Names

- en: Undulate Skate
- de: Marmorrochen
- es: Raya mosaico
- fr: Raie brunette
- nl: Golfrog
- pl: Raja bruzdowana

## Countries with the most observations

FR (327), ES (309), PT (242), GB (51), NL (8), IE (6), DZ (3), JE (3)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Matthieu Trotignon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347807908

## Machine access

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