---
title: "Raja nabijana"
description: "Raja clavata — Ryby. The thornback ray (Raja clavata), or thornback skate, is a species of ray fish in the family Rajidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/thornback-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raja nabijana

> Raja clavata — Ryby. The thornback ray (Raja clavata), or thornback skate, is a species of ray fish in the family Rajidae.

- Scientific name: *Raja clavata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2817
- Wikidata: [Q641642](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641642)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48397](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48397)

## Names

- en: Thornback Skate
- de: Nagelrochen
- es: Raya de clavos
- fr: Raie bouclée
- nl: Stekelrog
- pl: Raja nabijana

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1092), FR (251), NL (233), IE (67), PT (44), ES (43), DE (41), DK (38), IM (36), BE (35), IT (22), NO (18)

## Summary

The thornback ray (Raja clavata), or thornback skate, is a species of ray fish in the family Rajidae.

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

## Photo

![Raja nabijana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thornback-skate/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72429837

## Machine access

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