Blue grey skate - Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 5 international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Critically Endangered
Europe
Critically Endangered
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
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| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) | http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000 | ||
| mentionned in original legal text as synonym of Dipturus batis | |||
| Synonym for this species is listed in OSPAR Convention. See there for more details. | |||
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) | http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
 |
Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| An sciata | Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) | Fishbase |
| Blue grey skate | English | Fishbase |
| Blue skate | English | Fishbase |
| Common skate | English | Fishbase |
| Flapper skate | English | Fishbase |
| Flotte | French | Fishbase |
| Gladkiy skat | Russian | Fishbase |
| Glattrochen | German | Fishbase |
| Glattrokke | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Glattskate | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Grey skate | English | Fishbase |
| Noriega | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pocheteau blanc | French | Fishbase |
| Pocheteau gris | French | Fishbase |
| Pochette | French | Fishbase |
| Raia-oirega | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Raja gladka | Polish | Fishbase |
| Raja tar-ramel | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Raje pendzezë | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Raya noruega | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Raza velika | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Razza bavosa | Italian | Fishbase |
| Rebekkin | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Rebekkin geddumu qasir | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Rebekkin skur | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Sélahi-vathí | Greek | Fishbase |
| Silorausku | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Skade | Danish | Fishbase |
| Skata | Icelandic | Fishbase |
| Skate | English | Fishbase |
| Slätrocka | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Storskate | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Vatoz | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Vleet | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Volina | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Vulpe neagra | Romanian | Fishbase |
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Synonym
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Author
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|---|---|
| Raja batis | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Raia flossada | Risso, 1827 |
| Raja flossada | Risso, 1827 |
| Raia gaimardi | Gaimard, 1851 |
| Raia intermedia | Parnell, 1837 |
| Raja intermedia | Parnell, 1837 |
| Batis vulgaris | Couch, 1862 |
| Propterygia hyposticta | Otto, 1821 |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
