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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| name = Skates
| name = Skates
| image = barndoor.jpg
| image = barndoor.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| imageRajidae]]
| image_caption = [[Barndoor skate]], ''Dipturus laevis''
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Late Cretaceous|Recent}}<ref name=FB>{{FishBase_family|family=Rajidae|year=2009|month=January}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]]
| superordo = [[Batoidea]]
| ordo = [[Rajiformes]]
| familia = '''Rajidae'''
| subdivision_ranks = General
| subdivision =
}}
'''Skates''' are [[Chondrichthyes|cartilaginous fish]] belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Rajidae''' in the superorder [[Batoidea]] of rays. There are more than 200 described species in 27 genera.


==Description and habitat==
Skates have flat [[pectoral fin]]s continuous with their head, producing a flat [[rhomboid]]al body shape. They also have two [[dorsal fin]]s and a short, spineless [[tail]]. They have rough or thorny skin, and the males have additional thorns on the outer edge of their fins, with which to grasp the female during mating. There are five pairs of gill slits, located on the fish's underside. Skates are typically less than {{convert|1|m|ft}} in body length, although the largest species reach twice this size.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Stevens, J. & Last, P.R.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|page= 66|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref>

Skates are [[carnivore|carnivorous]], feeding mostly on smaller fish and [[crustacean]]s. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in most oceans, although they are absent from much of the Pacific. They range from shallow [[estuary|estuaries]] to deep sea environments, depending on species.<ref name=EoF/>


==Genera==
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
* ''[[Amblyraja]]''
* ''[[Arhynchobatis]]''
* ''[[Atlantoraja]]''
* ''[[Bathyraja]]''
* ''[[Breviraja]]''
* ''[[Cruriraja]]''
* ''[[Dactylobatus]]''
* ''[[Dipturus]]''
* ''[[Fenestraja]]''
* ''[[Gilotea]]''
* ''[[Gurgesiella]]''
* ''[[Gurgesiella]]''
* ''[[Irolita]]''
* ''[[Irolita]]''
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==Conservation==
==Conservation==
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu">http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/bigskate/bigskate.html Florida Museum of Natural History</ref> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big '''skate''' at this time.
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref>http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/bigskate/bigskate.html Florida Museum of Natural History</ref> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse
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* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].


{{Fish-stub}}
>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

>
Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to [[overfishing]] and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The [[barndoor skate]], ''Raja laevis'', is currently listed with the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.<ref name="flmnh.ufl.edu"/> However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Skate91-300.jpg| Skate (Raja erinacea).
Image:Amblyraja badia.jpg|Broad skate, ''Amblyraja badia''.
Image:skatewings.jpg|Skate wings.
File:Skatesingle2500ppx.jpg|A Skate, half-buried beneath the sand.
File:Skateeggcasecrosssection2500ppx.JPG|A cut-away view of a Skate egg case.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Anacanthobatidae]], the family of [[smooth skate]]s
* [[Jenny Haniver]], a fake sea monster created from a skate corpse

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikispecies|Rajidae}}
{{commonsimages cat|Rajidae}}
{{wiktionarypar|skate}}
{{cookbook}}
* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Dipturus_batis/ images and movies of the common skate ''(Dipturus batis)'']
* Kliman, Todd. "[http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/bestbites/302.html Skate Goes From Trash Fish to Treasure]", ''Washingtonian'', [[May 1]] [[2006]].

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Skates
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent [1]
Barndoor skate, Dipturus laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Superorder:
Batoidea
Order:
Rajiformes
Family:
Rajidae

Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays. There are more than 200 described species in 27 genera.

Description and habitat

Skates have flat pectoral fins continuous with their head, producing a flat rhomboidal body shape. They also have two dorsal fins and a short, spineless tail. They have rough or thorny skin, and the males have additional thorns on the outer edge of their fins, with which to grasp the female during mating. There are five pairs of gill slits, located on the fish's underside. Skates are typically less than 1 metre (3.3 ft) in body length, although the largest species reach twice this size.[2]

Skates are carnivorous, feeding mostly on smaller fish and crustaceans. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living in most oceans, although they are absent from much of the Pacific. They range from shallow estuaries to deep sea environments, depending on species.[2]


Genera

Conservation

Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates. As a result skates are vulnerable to overfishing and it appears that skates have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. The barndoor skate, Raja laevis, is currently listed with the IUCN as vulnerable due to being severely overfished.[3] However, population data is lacking to determine the exploitation of the big skate at this time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Rajidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
  2. ^ a b Stevens, J. & Last, P.R. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/bigskate/bigskate.html Florida Museum of Natural History
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