Winter Skate
Leucoraja ocellata
- Group: Ray
- Typical depth: 4–723 m
- Max size: 1.5 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: EN
The winter skate favours sandy and gravelly shoal bottoms in the north and ranges into deeper water further south, a flat bottom dweller that can reach a metre and a half. It eats fish such as dollarfish and cunner along with bottom invertebrates, and it is now endangered.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Rajiformes › Rajidae › Leucoraja
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 158553.
FAQ
- How deep does the Winter Skate live?
- The Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) is typically found at 4–723 m.
- Is the Winter Skate dangerous to divers?
- The Winter Skate is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Winter Skate get?
- The Winter Skate grows to about 1.5 m.