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Gulf skate

Fenestraja sinusmexicanus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the gulf 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 gulf skate live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf 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 gulf skate classified?

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

Synonyms Breviraja sinusmexicanus, Gurgesiella simusmexicanus, Gurgesiella sinusmexicanus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Gulf of Mexico pygmy skateEnglish
  • Gulf pygmy skateEnglish
  • rejnok mexickýCzech
  • raya pigmeaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf skate

Other species in the same genus Fenestraja.

Pluto skate

Fenestraja plutonia

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

Prickly skate

Fenestraja mamillidens

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gulf skate?

The gulf skate (Fenestraja sinusmexicanus) 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). Gulf skate (Fenestraja sinusmexicanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-skate

MLA

“Gulf skate (Fenestraja sinusmexicanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_skate_2026,
  title = {Gulf skate (Fenestraja sinusmexicanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}