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The impulses put out by the electric organs of the skate are considered to be weak, asynchronous, long-lasting signals. [15] Although the anatomy of the skate's electric organ is well described, its function is poorly understood. Some research suggests the electric impulses are too weak to be a mechanism used for defense or hunting.
The Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis), or black skate, is a species of skate found at depths of 200 m (660 ft) to over 1,600 m (5,200 ft) in the East Atlantic region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Initially its range was believed to be restricted to the Norwegian Sea and North Sea to the Bay of Biscay .
The smooth deep-sea skate (Brochiraja asperula) is a skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. [2] It is found off New Zealand, at depths of from 200 to 1,300 m (660 to 4,270 ft) on the continental shelf. [3] Their length is from 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in). [3]
The deepsea skate (Bathyraja abyssicola) is a species of softnose skate, in the family Arhynchobatidae, found in deep water from 362 to 2,906 m, usually on the continental slope. They are distributed from off northern Baja California around Coronado Island and Cortes Bank, north to the Bering Sea, and west to Japan. There have also been ...
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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 .
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The egg capsule of a big skate is the largest of any skate, measuring 23–31 cm (9–12 in) long and 11–19 cm (4–7 in) wide. Each capsule is oblong in shape and has a highly arched dorsal surface, nearly flat ventral surface, and parallel lateral edges that become somewhat concave towards the center of the case.