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Skate:
Any species in the order Rajiformes. Although the English names for some skates refer to them as rays, the term ‘ray’ should refer to stingrays (Myliobatiformes) and electric rays (Torpediniformes)
Related information
Advisory Committee on Fishery Management
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ACFM reports
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Working Group on Elasmobranch Fishes:
www.ices.dk
Movements of thornback rays in the Thames estuary
Common skate
Dipturus batis
White skate
Rostroraja alba
Cuckoo skate
Leucoraja
naevus
Spotted skate
Raja montagu
Starry skate
Amblyraja radiata
Thornback skate
Raja clavata
Blonde skate
Raja brachyura
Smalleyed skate
Raja microocellata
Undulate skate
Raja undulata
Shagreen skate
Leucoraja fullonica
Sandy skate
Leucoraja circularis
White Skate
White Skate -
Rostroraja alba
White skate
Rostroraja alba
has a long and pointed snout and pectoral fins with concave front margins. It is white underneath with dark margins. This rare species may occur in the south-west.
