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Velvet skate

Insentiraja subtilispinosa (Stehmann, 1989)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The velvet skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the velvet 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 velvet skate live?

Not recorded

Is the velvet 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 velvet skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusInsentiraja
  7. SpeciesInsentiraja subtilispinosa (Stehmann, 1989)

Synonyms Notoraja subtilispinosa

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Western looseskin skateEnglish
  • rejnok drobnotrnnýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the velvet skate

Other species in the same genus Insentiraja.

CompareVelvet skate vs Eastern looseskin skate

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the velvet skate?

The velvet skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa) belongs to the family Arhynchobatidae 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). Velvet skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/velvet-skate

MLA

“Velvet skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/velvet-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{velvet_skate_2026,
  title = {Velvet skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/velvet-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}