| Common name | Black skate |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979); 'skate', borrowed from Old Norse 'skata' (p. 480 in Ref. 11979). Name applied to Raja kinkaidii. Also Ref. 4925. |