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Spotted Skate
Raja montagui
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Thornback SkateRaja clavata
Undulate SkateRaja undulata
Blonde SkateRaja brachyura
Mediterranean Starry SkateRaja asterias
Small-spotted CatsharkScyliorhinus canicula
Cuckoo SkateLeucoraja naevus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 44,761 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 44,761 |
| United Kingdom | 199 |
| Wales | 86 |
| England | 85 |
| Portugal | 25 |
| Spain | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 |
| France | 16 |
| Andalucía | 15 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Skates · Rajiformes |
| Family | Hardnose Skates · Rajidae |
| Genus | Raja |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Skate with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.