Spearnose Skate (Raja alba) leaping from the surface to escape a predating Cape Fur Seal. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa © Chris and Monique Fallows / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja lemprieri). Also known as Denticulate Skate and Lemprieres Skate. Victoria, Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Melbourne Skate (Raja whitleyi). Also known as Great Skate, Rough Skate and Whitleys Skate. Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Big skate (Raja binoculata). Esqimalt Lagoon, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea) Rockport, Cape Anne Peninsula, Massachusetts, USA © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea) Rockport, Cape Anne Peninsula, Massachusetts, USA © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Egg cases of Big Skate (Raja binoculata). Georgia Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea) Rockport, Cape Anne Peninsula, Massachusetts, USA © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Little skate (Leucoraja ericnacea). Rhode Island, USA, North Atlantic © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Velez Ray (Raja velezi). Also known as Velez Skate. Photo taken at La Paz Bay, Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Skate (Malacoraja senta). Photo taken at Georges Bank, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Skate (Malacoraja senta). Photo taken at Georges Bank, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Skate (Malacoraja senta). Photo taken at Georges Bank, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Starry skate (Raja stellulata). Photo taken at Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Starry skate (Raja stellulata). Photo taken at Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata). Photo taken at Georges Bank, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata). Photo taken at Georges Bank, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Big skate (Raja binoculata). Photo taken at Albert Head Lagoon, Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Big skate (Raja binoculata). Photo taken at Albert Head Lagoon, Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Longnose Skate (Raja rhina). Photo taken at Deep Cove, Vancouver Island, Canada. North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Longnose Skate (Raja rhina). Photo taken at Deep Cove, Vancouver Island, Canada. North Pacific Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria). A common skate species of the Eastern Atlantic ranging from New England to Florida. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria). A common skate species of the Eastern Atlantic ranging from New England to Florida. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Clearnose Skate (Raja eglanteria). A common skate species of the Eastern Atlantic ranging from New England to Florida. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Shorttail Fanskate (Sympterygia brevicaudata). Photo taken at Las Tacas, Coquimbo, Central Chile, Eastern South Pacific. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Shorttail Fanskate (Sympterygia brevicaudata). Photo taken at Las Tacas, Coquimbo, Central Chile, Eastern South Pacific. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Winter Skate (Raja ocellata). Photo taken at Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Winter Skate (Raja ocellata). Photo taken at Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). Aka Thornback ray. Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden, Norway, North Atlantic. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). Aka Thornback ray. Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden, Norway, North Atlantic. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). Aka Thornback ray. Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden, Norway, North Atlantic. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). Aka Thornback ray. Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden, Norway, North Atlantic. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata). Aka Thornback ray. Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden, Norway, North Atlantic. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
White Skate Egg Case (Rostroraja alba). Aka MermaidĘs Purse. False Bay, South Africa. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
White Skate Egg Case (Rostroraja alba). Aka MermaidĘs Purse. False Bay, South Africa. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Thornback Skate (Raja clavata), juvenile beside an unhatched egg casing of the same species. Also known as Thornback Ray Found in Europe, Atlantic coast of Africa and South Africa. Photo taken Scotland, UK. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Underside of a juvenile Thornback Ray (Raja clavata). Also known as Thornback Skate. Found in Europe, Atlantic coast of Africa and South Africa. Photo taken Scotland, UK. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
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