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Pluto skate

Fenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the pluto 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 pluto skate live?

Not recorded

Is the pluto 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 pluto skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyGurgesiellidae
  6. genusFenestraja
  7. SpeciesFenestraja plutonia (Garman, 1881)

Synonyms Breviraja plutonia, Gurgesiella plutonia, Raja acanthiderma, Raja plutonia

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Longtail skateEnglish
  • Longttail skateEnglish
  • Pluto pygmy skateEnglish
  • Underworld WindowskateEnglish
  • rejnok georgijskýCzech
  • raya pigmea moteadaSpanish
  • PlutodwergrogDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pluto skate

Other species in the same genus Fenestraja.

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 pluto skate?

The pluto skate (Fenestraja plutonia) 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). Pluto skate (Fenestraja plutonia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pluto-skate

MLA

“Pluto skate (Fenestraja plutonia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pluto-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{pluto_skate_2026,
  title = {Pluto skate (Fenestraja plutonia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pluto-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}