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Caribbean skate

Dipturus teevani (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the caribbean 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 caribbean skate live?

Not recorded

Is the caribbean 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 caribbean skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus teevani (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951)

Synonyms Raja floridana, Raja teevani

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Prickly brown rayEnglish
  • Prickly brown skateEnglish
  • rejnok floridskýCzech
  • raya del CaribeSpanish
  • Raie RugueuseFrench
  • カラスカスベJapanese
  • Caribische rogDutch
  • Raya Piel de LijaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the caribbean 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 caribbean skate?

The caribbean skate (Dipturus teevani) 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). Caribbean skate (Dipturus teevani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caribbean-skate

MLA

“Caribbean skate (Dipturus teevani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/caribbean-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{caribbean_skate_2026,
  title = {Caribbean skate (Dipturus teevani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caribbean-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}