Acutenose Skate

Dipturus tengu

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Near threatened

Usual depth413–421 m
Water temperature15–28 °C
Best monthsMarch and April
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: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 3 records
April: 5 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 413–421 m · Deepest record: 421 m

410–420 m: 1 records
420–430 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Acutenose Skate

Names in 4 more languages

German: Spitznasenrochen, Tengurochen
Japanese: Tengu-kasube, Tengukasube, テングカスベ
Korean: Sal-hong-eo
Simplified Chinese: Cháng-bì-yáo, 天狗老板鯆, 天狗長吻鰩, 烏魴, 魴仔

Other scientific names: Raja tengu

Similar species

Dipturus nasutus
Grey Skate
Dipturus canutus
New Zealand Smooth Skate
Dipturus innominatus
Bight Skate
Dipturus gudgeri
Brown Bight Skate
Dipturus acrobelus
Pale Tropical Skate
Dipturus apricus

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).
40 open-data records from 1906 to 2012.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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