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Barndoor skate

Dipturus laevis (Mitchill, 1818)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the barndoor 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 barndoor skate live?

Not recorded

Is the barndoor 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 barndoor skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus laevis (Mitchill, 1818)

Synonyms Raia granulata, Raia stabuliforis, Raja laevis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Sarndoor skateEnglish
  • ScheunentorrochenGerman
  • leveärauskuFinnish
  • grande raieFrench
  • DeurrogDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the barndoor skate

Other species in the same genus Dipturus.

Bluet

Dipturus batis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Black skate

Dipturus nidarosiensis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the barndoor skate?

The barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barndoor-skate

MLA

“Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barndoor-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{barndoor_skate_2026,
  title = {Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barndoor-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}