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title: "Clearnose Skate"
description: "Rostroraja eglanteria — Peixes. The clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/clearnose-skate
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Clearnose Skate

> Rostroraja eglanteria — Peixes. The clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae.

- Scientific name: *Rostroraja eglanteria*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2597
- iNaturalist taxon: [1032432](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1032432)

## Names

- en: Clearnose Skate
- de: Nacktnasenrochen
- es: Raya naricita
- fr: Raie blanc nez

## Countries with the most observations

US (1882)

## Summary

The clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rajidae. R. eglanteria is also known by other common names such as the brier skate and summer skate. Clearnose skates are easily identified by the translucent patches on either side of their snouts and their mottled dorsal surface. They are found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States in shallow waters of the continental shelf.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearnose_skate

## Photo

![Clearnose Skate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/clearnose-skate/medium.jpg)

Photo: msieges · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341282113

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/clearnose-skate?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).