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Owl skate

Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The owl skate (Rostroraja alba) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the owl 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 owl skate live?

Not recorded

Is the owl 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 owl skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRostroraja
  7. SpeciesRostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803)

Synonyms Laeviraja bramante, Raia alba, Raia bicolor, Raia rostellata, Raja alba, Raja bicolor, Raja bramante, Raja marginata, Raja rostellata

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Atlantic white skateEnglish
  • Bottlenose skateEnglish
  • Bottlenosed skateEnglish
  • Spearnose skateEnglish
  • White or bottlenosed skateEnglish
  • White skateEnglish
  • rejnok bílýCzech
  • morgath wenWelsh
  • SpidsrokkeDanish
  • BandrochenGerman
  • ΛευκόβατοςGreek
  • raya blancaSpanish
  • pullonokkarauskuFinnish
  • raie blancheFrench
  • fehér rájaHungarian
  • razza biancaItalian
  • baltoji rajaLithuanian
  • witte rogDutch
  • burtonskateNorwegian
  • raja siwaPolish
  • Raia-tairogaPortuguese
  • белый скатRussian
  • raxha e bardhëAlbanian
  • vatozTurkish
  • Скат білийUkrainian
  • Morgathod GwynWelsh
  • SaumrochenGerman
  • Raya BramanteSpanish
  • Остроносый скатRussian
  • ak vatozTurkish
  • Akvatoz BalığıTurkish
  • beyaz vatozTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the owl skate

Other species in the same genus Rostroraja.

Velez ray

Rostroraja velezi

RajidaeNo free photo yet

Finspot ray

Rostroraja cervigoni

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the owl skate?

The owl skate (Rostroraja alba) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Owl skate (Rostroraja alba). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-skate

MLA

“Owl skate (Rostroraja alba).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{owl_skate_2026,
  title = {Owl skate (Rostroraja alba)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/owl-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}