Skate & Ray ID Guides

Our ID guides provide a rapid and accurate key for identifying 21 species of skate and ray found in British and Irish waters.

Please note: all our resources are created for personal use only. All content (including illustrations) in our ID Guides are copyrighted to the Shark Trust/Marc Dando.

Arctic Skate ID Guide

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Atlantic Torpedo Ray ID Guide

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Black Skate ID Guide

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Blonde Ray ID Guide

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Common Eagle Ray ID Guide

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Common Skate ID Guide

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Common Stingray ID Guide

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Cuckoo Ray ID Guide

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Giant Devil Ray ID Guide

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Longnosed Skate ID Guide

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Marbled Torpedo Ray ID Guide

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Pelagic Stingray ID Guide

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Round Ray ID Guide

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Sandy Ray ID Guide

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Shagreen Ray ID Guide

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Small-eyed Ray ID Guide

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Spotted Ray ID Guide

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Starry Ray ID Guide

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Thornback Ray ID Guide

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Undulate Ray ID Guide

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White Skate ID Guide

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