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Deepwater skate

Dipturus acrobelus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the deepwater 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 deepwater skate live?

Not recorded

Is the deepwater 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 deepwater skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus acrobelus Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Brown bight skateEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the deepwater 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 deepwater skate?

The deepwater skate (Dipturus acrobelus) 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). Deepwater skate (Dipturus acrobelus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-skate

MLA

“Deepwater skate (Dipturus acrobelus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{deepwater_skate_2026,
  title = {Deepwater skate (Dipturus acrobelus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/deepwater-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}