The common skate can reach up to 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) in length, 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in width, and 113 kg (249 lb) in weight, making … See more

The common skate is native to the northeast Atlantic. It is a bottom dwelling species mainly found at depths of 100-200m, but it can occur as shallow as 30m and as deep as 1000m. Now, their population … See more

The common skate can reach an estimated age of 50–100 years and maturity is reached when about 11 years old. The size where they reach maturity depend on sex and population. In D. cf. flossada (blue skate) male… See more

Like other skates, the common skate is a bottom feeder. Its diet consists of crustaceans, clams, oysters, snails, bristle worms, cephalopods, and small to medium-sized fish (such as sand eel, flatfish, monkfish… See more

The common skate is listed as a critically endangered species by the IUCN and it is threatened both in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The common skate's population has drastically decreased because of … See more