When it is recorded
Jan2,837
Feb4,836
Mar5,842
Apr2,821
May835
Jun1,002
Jul5,179
Aug4,383
Sep13,605
Oct5,968
Nov3,532
Dec1,583
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 461 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 401 | |
| 3 | Dorset | England | 350 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 342 | |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire | England | 286 | |
| 6 | Sefton | England | 217 | |
| 7 | Isle of Wight | England | 173 | |
| 8 | Swansea | Wales | 165 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 163 | |
| 10 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 154 | |
| 11 | Suffolk | England | 150 | |
| 12 | Gwynedd | Wales | 150 | |
| 13 | Cumbria | England | 142 | |
| 14 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 134 | |
| 15 | Essex | England | 103 |
656 England393 Scotland390 Wales118 Northern Ireland22 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 48 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 52,526
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 48
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Raja clavata
- Also known as
- Thornback Skate
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 2,740
- Most recorded in
- Orkney Islands, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Sefton, Isle of Wight, Swansea, Cornwall, Isle of Anglesey, Suffolk, Gwynedd +11
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Wales, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Raja
- Name with authority
- Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 41
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q641642 · GBIF 5216024