Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eyespot skate (Atlantoraja cyclophora), recorded as Endangered
Eyespot skate (Atlantoraja cyclophora). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Eyespot skate

Atlantoraja cyclophora

Eyespot skate is a shark or ray in the family Arhynchobatidae (order Rajiformes) — Atlantoraja cyclophora, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Atlantoraja cyclophora
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Rajiformes · Arhynchobatidae · Atlantoraja

The shark or ray

Sharks, rays, and guitarfishes: cartilaginous fishes with denticle skin and no true bone.

Range and habitat

It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

Eyespot skate is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Eyespot skate — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3753834. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Spotback skate

Atlantoraja castelnaui
Photograph of La Plata skate (Atlantoraja platana), recorded as EndangeredEN

La Plata skate

Atlantoraja platana
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

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Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

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Quick answers

What is Eyespot skate?
Eyespot skate is a shark or ray in the family Arhynchobatidae (order Rajiformes) — Atlantoraja cyclophora.
What is the conservation status of Eyespot skate?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Atlantoraja cyclophora. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eyespot skate live?
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Why is Eyespot skate in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Atlantoraja cyclophora?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eyespot skate a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.