BLUE SKATE (Dipturus batis)

Previously known as the Common Skate, which is now known to have masked 2 species - Flapper Skate and Blue Skate.

Size:
Maximum Eggcase Length: ~21cm (ranges from 19–24cm)
Eggcase Length (without horns): ~14cm (ranges from 13-15cm)
Maximum Eggcase Width (with keels): ~7cm (ranges from 6-8cm)

Range: In the Northeast Atlantic, it's present from Iceland and the northern North Sea around to the western British Isles and Celtic Sea. The Blue Skate generally has a more southerly distribution than the Flapper Skate. But the distribution of both species overlaps in the Celtic Sea to northwest Scotland.