When it is recorded
Jan654
Feb1,097
Mar859
Apr416
May188
Jun325
Jul363
Aug521
Sep1,577
Oct642
Nov639
Dec379
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon | England | 307 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 289 | |
| 3 | Dorset | England | 94 | |
| 4 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 60 | |
| 5 | Swansea | Wales | 57 | |
| 6 | Kent | England | 40 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 35 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 21 | |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | England | 21 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 20 | |
| 11 | Somerset | England | 19 | |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 19 | |
| 13 | Cambridgeshire | England | 17 | |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 16 | |
| 15 | Suffolk | England | 15 |
22 England38 Scotland18 Wales1 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 39 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 7,660
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 39
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Raja brachyura
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 910
- Most recorded in
- Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Orkney Islands, Swansea
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Wales
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Raja
- Name with authority
- Raja brachyura Lafont, 1871
- Described
- 1871
- Contributing datasets
- 18
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q383819 · GBIF 5216059