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Whitebelly skate

Rhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The whitebelly skate (Rhinoraja longicauda) is a species in the family Arhynchobatidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the whitebelly 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 whitebelly skate live?

Not recorded

Is the whitebelly 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 whitebelly skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyArhynchobatidae
  6. genusRhinoraja
  7. SpeciesRhinoraja longicauda Ishiyama, 1952

Synonyms Bathyraja longicauda

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • White-bellied softnose skateEnglish
  • Weißbauch-WeichnasenrochenGerman
  • オナガカスベJapanese
  • WitbuikrogDutch
  • Японский длиннохвостый скатRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitebelly skate

Other species in the same genus Rhinoraja.

Oda skate

Rhinoraja odai

ArhynchobatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitebelly skate?

The whitebelly skate (Rhinoraja longicauda) 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). Whitebelly skate (Rhinoraja longicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitebelly-skate

MLA

“Whitebelly skate (Rhinoraja longicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitebelly-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{whitebelly_skate_2026,
  title = {Whitebelly skate (Rhinoraja longicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitebelly-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}