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The common skate (Dipturus batis), also known as the blue skate, is a large cartilaginous fish native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits deep-water coastal shelves, where it preys on crustaceans and small fish. As one of the largest skate species, it can reach over...
The big skate (Beringraja binoculata) is the largest species of skate found in North American waters, capable of reaching over two meters in width. This demersal fish inhabits the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the waters of Alaska down to Baja California. They are typically found on the seaflo...
The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) is a species of cartilaginous fish found in the coastal waters of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. It is a small, bottom-dwelling ray that inhabits sandy or gravelly substrates. The species is widely utilized as a mode...
The barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) is one of the largest skate species in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, with a diamond-shaped disc that can reach widths of approximately 1.5 meters. It inhabits continental shelf waters from the Grand Banks off Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, favorin...
The thornback ray (Raja clavata) is a species of skate found across the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Iceland and Norway down to South Africa, as well as in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It is named for the rows of prominent, thornlike spines covering its dorsal surface and tail. The species typi...
The undulate ray is a species of cartilaginous fish belonging to the skate family, found primarily in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is easily recognized by the striking, undulating dark brown and cream bands that pattern its dorsal surface, providing effective camoufl...
The brown ray is a skate found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean, commonly listed in field guides and taxonomic references as a species of Raja. Skates in this group are bottom-dwelling elasmobranchs with flattened bodies and pectoral fins forming a disc, and many share similar...
The winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) is a species of skate native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, distributed from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Nova Scotia southward to North Carolina. It is a bottom-dwelling elasmobranch typically found on sand or gravel substrates, and is one of several skate...
The Antarctic skate is a deep-water cartilaginous fish native to the Southern Ocean, inhabiting the frigid marine environments surrounding Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands. As a member of the Rajidae family, it is a benthic species that lives on the ocean floor, surviving in near-freezing water...
The Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria) is a species of cartilaginous fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Massachusetts to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico. It gets its common name from the distinctive translucent, window-like patches located on either side of its pointed snou...
The Polar Skate is a deep-water cartilaginous fish adapted to frigid environments, commonly found at depths exceeding 300 meters in the Arctic Ocean.
The longnose skate (Raja rhina) is a cartilaginous fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Bering Sea and Alaska down to Baja California. This benthic species inhabits continental shelf and slope environments, typically residing at depths ranging from shallow coastal waters down t...
The blonde ray (Raja brachyura) is a large skate species in the family Rajidae found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Mediterranean, ranging from the British Isles and Ireland down to Mauritania. Inhabiting coastal benthic environments, it typically favors sandy or muddy substrate...
The starry ray (Amblyraja radiata), also known as the thorny skate, is a species of marine ray found across the North Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Iceland and Greenland to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, and southward along the coasts of Europe and North America. The species is characteri...
The cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae. It inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, typically preferring sandy or muddy seabeds at various depths. The animal gets its common name from the distinctive black and yellow eye...
The spotted ray (Raja montagui), also known as the homelyn ray, is a species of skate distributed across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Shetland Islands down to the Mediterranean and North African coasts. It is a relatively small, flat-bodied cartilaginous fish identified by the s...
The Deepsea Skate (Bathyraja abyssicola) is a cartilaginous fish species in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is recognized as one of the deepest-dwelling skates, with specimens recorded at extraordinary depths reaching up to 2,900 meters in the North Pacific Ocean. Like other skates, it is a benthic p...
The smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata) is a species of skate native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, particularly in waters around the British Isles and France. As its name suggests, this species has notably small eyes compared to other skate species. It is a benthic fish, meaning it lives primar...
A skate (Raja inornata) endemic to the eastern Pacific from northern California to Baja California, among the smaller skate species found along the Pacific coast.
A skate of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, named for rounded, eyespot-like markings on its dorsal surface that distinguish it from closely related species.
A skate (Leucoraja fullonica) of the northeastern Atlantic, named for its rough, shagreen-like skin densely covered in denticles across the dorsal surface.
A deepwater skate of family Rajidae recognized by a markedly elongated and pointed snout, recorded from continental slope habitats in the Atlantic or Pacific.
A skate identifiable by a distinctive spotted dorsal pattern, inhabiting continental shelf waters where it preys primarily on benthic invertebrates.
A skate bearing fine speckled pigmentation across its dorsal surface, providing camouflage against the sandy and gravelly seafloor habitats it prefers.
A bottom-dwelling skate of the southwestern Atlantic notable for its bristly snout and preference for deep continental shelf and slope waters.
A southeastern Atlantic skate named for its rounded, disc-like body, found along southern African coasts in moderately deep sandy-bottom habitats.
