Eye Skate

Dentiraja falloargus

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth148–242 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary, April, and October
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 4 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 2 records
September: 0 records
October: 5 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 148–242 m · Deepest record: 256 m

120–130 m: 1 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 3 records
180–190 m: 1 records
190–200 m: 2 records
200–210 m: 5 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Eye Skate, False Argus Skate

Other scientific names: Dentiraja falloarga, Dipturus falloargus

Similar species

Longnose Skate
Dentiraja confusa
Common Skate
Dentiraja australis
Hind Skate
Dentiraja cerva
Australian Thornback Skate
Dentiraja lemprieri
Pygmy Thornback Skate
Dentiraja flindersi
Heald's Skate
Dentiraja healdi

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
36 open-data records from 1978 to 1998.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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