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Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays.More than 150 species have been described, in 17 genera. [2] Softnose skates and pygmy skates were previously treated as subfamilies of Rajidae (Arhynchobatinae and Gurgesiellinae), but are now considered as distinct families. [2]
The blue skate (Dipturus batis), also known as the grey skate or blue-grey skate, is a species of cartilaginous fish, a ray, belonging to the family Rajidae, the skates. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the flapper skate ( D. batis ), the combined taxon being known as the common skate .
The bottlenose skate is a benthic predator of bony fishes, other elasmobranchs, fish offal, crabs, shrimps, mysids, octopus, and cuttlefish. Younger, smaller fish are usually found in shallower water. Like other skates, this species is oviparous, with females producing 55–156 ova per year after a gestation period of 15 months.
Raja straeleni, the biscuit skate, false thornback skate, or spotted skate, is a species of marine fish in the skate family (family Rajidae) of order Rajiformes. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean .
The barndoor skate is most commonly considered bycatch by commercial trawlers operating in the northwestern Atlantic that target other commercially valuable species of fish using bottom trawling. [5] When harvested, the flesh of the barndoor skate is used as bait, fish meal, and pet food, and the meat from its wings is sold for human ...
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. [3] Clearnose skates are easily identified by the translucent patches on either side of their snouts and their mottled dorsal surface.
Humans looking for them would need to search closely to come into contact. But scientists have warned that the species could be harmful to the ecosystems it invades. The crayfish can grow up to 2 ...
Of all evaluated fish species, 3.6% are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists seven fish subspecies as near threatened. Of the subpopulations of fish evaluated by the IUCN, ten species subpopulations have been assessed as near threatened. This is a complete list of near threatened fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.