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Blackfin skate

Fenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The blackfin skate (Fenestraja atripinna) is a species in the family Gurgesiellidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackfin skate

Weight
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Length
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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 blackfin skate live?

Not recorded

Is the blackfin 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 blackfin skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyGurgesiellidae
  6. genusFenestraja
  7. SpeciesFenestraja atripinna (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

Synonyms Breviraja atripinna

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Blackfin pygmy skateEnglish
  • rejnok černoploutvýCzech
  • raya aletinegraSpanish
  • Чернопёрый скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackfin skate

Other species in the same genus Fenestraja.

Pluto skate

Fenestraja plutonia

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

Prickly skate

Fenestraja mamillidens

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

Siboga skate

Fenestraja sibogae

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlackfin skate vs Pluto skateBlackfin skate vs Cuban pygmy skateBlackfin skate vs Plain pygmy skateBlackfin skate vs Madagascar pygmy skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackfin skate?

The blackfin skate (Fenestraja atripinna) belongs to the family Gurgesiellidae in the order Rajiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackfin skate (Fenestraja atripinna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-skate

MLA

“Blackfin skate (Fenestraja atripinna).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{blackfin_skate_2026,
  title = {Blackfin skate (Fenestraja atripinna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackfin-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}