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Common Skate

Dipturus batis

About

Formerly the largest flatfish in the world's seas, the common skate was fished almost to extinction. It survives in a few deep-water strongholds around Scotland and Ireland and is now a priority conservation species.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fish
Latin name
Dipturus batis
IUCN Status
CR — Critically Endangered
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Conservation Status: CR

Critically Endangered — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.