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Acutenose skate

Dipturus tengu (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The acutenose skate (Dipturus tengu) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the acutenose skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the acutenose skate live?

Not recorded

Is the acutenose skate endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the acutenose skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus tengu (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)

Synonyms Raja tengu

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • rejnok tenguCzech
  • TengurochenGerman
  • テングカスベJapanese
  • 살홍어Korean
  • TengurogDutch
  • 烏魴Chinese
  • SpitznasenrochenGerman
  • Tengu-kasubeJapanese
  • Sal-hong-eoKorean
  • 天狗老板鯆Chinese
  • 天狗長吻鰩Chinese
  • 魴仔Chinese
  • Cháng-bì-yáoChinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the acutenose skate

Other species in the same genus Dipturus.

Bluet

Dipturus batis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the acutenose skate?

The acutenose skate (Dipturus tengu) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Acutenose skate (Dipturus tengu). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/acutenose-skate

MLA

“Acutenose skate (Dipturus tengu).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/acutenose-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{acutenose_skate_2026,
  title = {Acutenose skate (Dipturus tengu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/acutenose-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}