Skate & Ray ID Guides
Our ID guides provide clear and accurate information for identifying 22 species of skate and ray that can be found in the British Isles and Northeast Atlantic.
The accompanying Pocket Guides provide a simplified, rapid and accurate key for identifying 18 species of skate and ray found in the British Isles.
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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. If, as an organisation, you would like to use this information to create bespoke ID guides, please contact us first (enquiries@sharktrust.org).
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Arctic Skate
Amblyraja hyperborea
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Atlantic Torpedo Ray
Tetronarce nobiliana
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Blonde Ray
Raja brachyura
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Blue Skate
Dipturus batis
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Common Eagle Ray
Myliobatis aquila
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Common Stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
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Cuckoo Ray
Leucoraja naevus
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Giant Devil Ray
Mobula mobular
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Longnosed Skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus
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Marbled Torpedo Ray
Torpedo marmorata
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Norwegian Skate
Dipturus nidarosiensis
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Pelagic Stingray
Pteroplatytrygon violacea
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Round Skate
Rajella fyllae
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Sandy Ray
Leucoraja circularis
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Shagreen Ray
Leucoraja fullonica
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Small-eyed Ray
Raja microocellata
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Spotted Ray
Raja montagui
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Starry Skate
Amblyraja radiata
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Thornback Ray
Raja clavata
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Undulate Ray
Raja undulata
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White Skate
Rostroraja alba