MBDP-NI: Dipturus batis- Species account

Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue skate

Distribution Map from NBN: Dipturus batis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dipturus batis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Dipturus batis

WoRMS: Dipturus batis at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 105869.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Neoselachii; Batoidea; Rajiformes; Rajidae; Dipturus

Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Dipturus batis. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZF1340. Accessed on 2026-09-13