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Ocellate skate

Rostroraja ackleyi (Garman, 1881)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the ocellate 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 ocellate skate live?

Not recorded

Is the ocellate 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 ocellate skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusRostroraja
  7. SpeciesRostroraja ackleyi (Garman, 1881)

Synonyms Raja ackleyi

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • rejnok AckleyůvCzech
  • raya oceladaSpanish
  • VeeloogrogDutch
  • Raya de ocelosSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ocellate skate

Other species in the same genus Rostroraja.

Owl skate

Rostroraja alba

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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 ocellate skate?

The ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi) 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). Ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rostroraja-ackleyi

MLA

“Ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rostroraja-ackleyi.

BibTeX
@misc{rostroraja_ackleyi_2026,
  title = {Ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rostroraja-ackleyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}