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Longnose skate

Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the longnose 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 longnose skate live?

Not recorded

Is the longnose 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 longnose skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Dipterus oxyrinchus, Dipturus oxyrhinchus, Dipturus oxyrhynchus, Dipturus oxyrincus, Raja acus, Raja oxyrhyncha, Raja oxyrhynchus, Raja oxyrinchus, Raja salviani, Raja vomer

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Long-nosed skateEnglish
  • Longnosed skateEnglish
  • Sharpnose skateEnglish
  • raya picudaAsturian
  • travank grizBreton
  • rejnok ostronosýCzech
  • morgath drwynfainWelsh
  • plovjernsrokkeDanish
  • SpitzrochenGerman
  • ΝόναGreek
  • PiconSpanish
  • vannasrauskuFinnish
  • tyreFrench
  • תריסנית חוטמניתHebrew
  • Razza MonacaItalian
  • ilgasnukė rajaLithuanian
  • spisskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • scherpsnuitrogDutch
  • spisskateNorwegian Nynorsk
  • raja ostronosaPolish
  • Raia-bicudaPortuguese
  • Длиннорылый скатRussian
  • koničasta ražaSlovenian
  • plogjärnsrockaSwedish
  • vatozTurkish
  • Morgathod TrwynfainWelsh
  • SpitzschnauzenrochenGerman
  • PicónSpanish
  • CapucinFrench
  • pocheteau noirFrench
  • raie capucinFrench
  • Raie-capucinFrench
  • plogskateNorwegian Bokmål
  • spiss-skateNorwegian Bokmål
  • длинноносый скатRussian
  • sivriburun vatozTurkish
  • Sivriburunlu VatozTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the longnose 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 longnose skate?

The longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

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

MLA

“Longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dipturus-oxyrinchus.

BibTeX
@misc{dipturus_oxyrinchus_2026,
  title = {Longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dipturus-oxyrinchus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}