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Black skate

Dipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the black 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 black skate live?

Not recorded

Is the black 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 black skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus nidarosiensis (Storm, 1881)

Synonyms Dipterus nidarosiensis, Dipturus nidrosiensis, Raia nidrosiensis, Raja nidarosiensis, Raja nidrosiensis

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Black-bellied barndoor rayEnglish
  • Norwegian skateEnglish
  • 挪威鰩Chinese
  • rejnok norskýCzech
  • sortbuget rokkeDanish
  • Schwarzbäuchiger GlattrochenGerman
  • Raya noruegaSpanish
  • mustkõht-tiibraiEstonian
  • MustavatsarauskuFinnish
  • SvartaskøtaFaroese
  • Pocheteau de NorvègeFrench
  • ÞrændaskataIcelandic
  • Razza norvegeseItalian
  • norveginė rajaLithuanian
  • svartskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • Noorse rogDutch
  • svartskateNorwegian Nynorsk
  • raja czarnobrzuchaPolish
  • Норвежский скатRussian
  • svartbuksrockaSwedish
  • 挪威鳐Chinese
  • Norweger-RochenGerman
  • норвесжский скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black 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 black skate?

The black skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dipturus-nidarosiensis

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{dipturus_nidarosiensis_2026,
  title = {Black skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dipturus-nidarosiensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}