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Plain pygmy skate

Fenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai) is a species in the family Gurgesiellidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the plain pygmy 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 plain pygmy skate live?

Not recorded

Is the plain pygmy 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 plain pygmy skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyGurgesiellidae
  6. genusFenestraja
  7. SpeciesFenestraja ishiyamai (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)

Synonyms Breviraja ishiyamai, Gurgesiella ishiyamai

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Ishiyama's WindowskateEnglish
  • rejnok IshiyamůvCzech
  • raya pigmea cola de latigoSpanish
  • Egale dwergrogDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the plain pygmy skate

Other species in the same genus Fenestraja.

Pluto skate

Fenestraja plutonia

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

Prickly skate

Fenestraja mamillidens

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

Siboga skate

Fenestraja sibogae

GurgesiellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the plain pygmy skate?

The plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai) 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). Plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-pygmy-skate

MLA

“Plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-pygmy-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{plain_pygmy_skate_2026,
  title = {Plain pygmy skate (Fenestraja ishiyamai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-pygmy-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}