Skates And Relatives

Item Type: Video Title: Ray Species: Bathyraja sp. Behaviour: Swimming Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Block 31 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2500 Latitude: 7 deg 30' 00" S Longitude: 9 deg 00' 00" W Countries: West Africa -- Angola Habitat: Tropical Mud Rig: Jack Ryan Project Partners: Subsea 7, BP, Global Santa Fe ROV: Magnum 60 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Ray Species: Bathyraja sp. Behaviour: Swimming Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Block 31 Leif E Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 2500 Latitude: 7 deg 30' 00" S Longitude: 9 deg 00' 00" W Countries: West Africa -- Angola Habitat: Tropical Water Column Rig: Leiv Ericksson Project Partners: Ocean Rig, BP ROV: Magnum 95 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Ray Species: Bathyraja sp. Behaviour: Swimming near equipment Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- Enfield Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 580 Latitude: 18 deg 30' 00" S Longitude: 115 deg 30' 00" E Countries: Australia -- Western Australia Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Jack Bates Enfield Project Partners: Transocean, Woodside, Subsea 7 ROV: Clansman 2 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Description: Skate at 1100m depth in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Ken Sulak says that it is Dipturus linteus. This image was called 'Rosebank Ray 111' when sent to Ken, and subsequently 'Rosebank Dipturus linteus'. John McEachran thinks that it is Dipturus linteus. Samuel Iglésias does NOT agree. He identifies that specimen as Amblyraja hyperborea. He says that he has never observed specimens of D. linteus except on photos but he does not think it is that species. Item Type: Image Title: Skate - Amblyraja hyperborea or Dipturus linteus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus linteus Behaviour: Swimming Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- RosebankNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1125 Latitude: 61 deg 05' 29" N Longitude: 3 deg 41' 13" E Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Rather Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 25 February 2010

Description: Over 1000 mm length. Genus Dipturus, very similar to D. linteus of W. Atlantic, and depth range is right, 400 - 2,200 m. Item Type: Image Title: Ray Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: Swimming over seabed. Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo fieldAtlantic -- Central Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo field Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1366m Latitude: 3 deg 07' 00" N Longitude: 6 deg 49' 00" E Countries: West Africa -- Nigeria Habitat: Benthic Rig: Jack Ryan Project Partners: Total, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 43 Deposited By: Mr Rob Curry Deposited On: 14 December 2009

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: Recently the Common Skate (Dipturus batis) was recognised as being two distinct species - with the Flapper Skate D. cf. intermedia being the more northerly (and larger) of the two, and the more southerly species being the Blue Skate which is likely to retain the name D. batis (scientific names are still being decided). This individual looks like D. intermedia and that fits with the distribution and where it was sighted. The "common skate" is, in fact very rare. It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN red list of threatened species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39397A10198950.en Item Type: Image Title: Common Skate Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Dipturus sp. Behaviour: A brief encounter with this skate. The skate was on the seabed near some survey equipment as the ROV approached to recovery the gear. It began to swim away as it was illuminated by the ROV lights. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2016

Description: A cuckoo ray encountered during ROV operations at Lancaster Item Type: Image Title: Cuckoo Ray Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Leucoraja naevus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: Fugro Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2014

Thornback ray (roker); Stekelrog (doornrog, driestaart, rode rog).

Skate; Vleet.

Starry ray; Sterrog.