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Prownose skate

Dipturus stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The prownose skate (Dipturus stenorhynchus) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the prownose 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 prownose skate live?

Not recorded

Is the prownose 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 prownose skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusDipturus
  7. SpeciesDipturus stenorhynchus (Wallace, 1967)

Synonyms Raja stenorhynchus, Raja stenorhyncus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Prow-nose skateEnglish
  • rejnok úzkorypýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the prownose skate

Other species in the same genus Dipturus.

Bluet

Dipturus batis

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the prownose skate?

The prownose skate (Dipturus stenorhynchus) 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). Prownose skate (Dipturus stenorhynchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prownose-skate

MLA

“Prownose skate (Dipturus stenorhynchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prownose-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{prownose_skate_2026,
  title = {Prownose skate (Dipturus stenorhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prownose-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}