Longnosed Skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Dipturus
Where to Find
Found in 11 diving areas across 6 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 4 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 20 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 8 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 18 records
- Corsica, France - 9 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 3 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 6 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 4 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 11 records