Ocellate Skate

Dentiraja oculus

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth204–372 m
Water temperature21–28 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 3 records
March: 1 records
April: 4 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 8 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 204–372 m · Deepest record: 387 m

200–210 m: 3 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 1 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 1 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–28 °C

20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Ocellate Skate

Other scientific names: Dentiraja oculata, Dipturus oculus

Similar species

Longnose Skate
Dentiraja confusa
Common Skate
Dentiraja australis
Hind Skate
Dentiraja cerva
Australian Thornback Skate
Dentiraja lemprieri
Eye Skate
Dentiraja falloargus
Pygmy Thornback Skate
Dentiraja flindersi

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).
17 open-data records from 1979 to 1991.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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