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Sharpspine skate

Okamejei acutispina (Ishiyama, 1958)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the sharpspine 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 sharpspine skate live?

Not recorded

Is the sharpspine 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 sharpspine skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusOkamejei
  7. SpeciesOkamejei acutispina (Ishiyama, 1958)

Synonyms Raja acutispina

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • rejnok jehlotrnnýCzech
  • SpitzstachelrochenGerman
  • モヨウカスベJapanese
  • 무늬홍어Korean
  • ScherpstekelrogDutch
  • Raia-de-ferrão-afiado-japonesaPortuguese
  • 魴仔Chinese
  • Moyou-kasubeJapanese
  • 尖棘岡村鰩Chinese
  • 尖棘甕鰩Chinese
  • 耳棘鯆魮Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sharpspine skate

Other species in the same genus Okamejei.

Bigeye skate

Okamejei meerdervoortii

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sharpspine skate?

The sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina) 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). Sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpspine-skate

MLA

“Sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpspine-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{sharpspine_skate_2026,
  title = {Sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharpspine-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}