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title: "Spotback Skate"
description: "Atlantoraja castelnaui — Ryby. The spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/spotback-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotback Skate

> Atlantoraja castelnaui — Ryby. The spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Atlantoraja castelnaui*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 28
- Wikidata: [Q3753745](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3753745)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94814](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94814)

## Names

- en: Spotback Skate
- es: Raya moteada

## Countries with the most observations

AR (15), BR (5)

## Summary

The spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui) is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found off the Atlantic coasts of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay where its natural habitat is over the continental shelf in the open sea. It is a large fish, growing to over a metre in length. It feeds mainly on other fish according to availability, with shrimps, octopuses and other invertebrates also being eaten. Reproduction takes place throughout most of the year, with the eggs being laid in capsules that adhere to the seabed. The spotback skate is the subject of a fishery and is thought to be overfished, resulting…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49078032

## Machine access

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