| Common name | Roughtail skate |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
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| Remarks | 'Roughtail', i.e., tail with uneven surface, points, bristles, ridges, or projections on the surface (p. 1026 in Ref. 11978); 'skate', borrowed from Old Norse 'skata' (p. 480 in Ref. 11979). |