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Hind skate

Dentiraja cerva (Whitley, 1939)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The hind skate (Dentiraja cerva) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the hind 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 hind skate live?

Not recorded

Is the hind 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 hind skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDentiraja
  7. SpeciesDentiraja cerva (Whitley, 1939)

Synonyms Dipturus cerva, Okamejei cerva, Raja cerva

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • White-spotted skateEnglish
  • Whitespotted skateEnglish
  • rejnok tasmánskýCzech
  • Witgestippelde rogDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hind skate

Other species in the same genus Dentiraja.

Skate

Dentiraja australis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hind skate?

The hind skate (Dentiraja cerva) 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). Hind skate (Dentiraja cerva). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hind-skate

MLA

“Hind skate (Dentiraja cerva).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hind-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{hind_skate_2026,
  title = {Hind skate (Dentiraja cerva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hind-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}