Norwegian skate
📖 Overview
Inhabit deep slope waters , probably most common on the mid-slope . Feed on all kinds of bottom animals , mainly invertebrates and small fishes . Size possibly up to 250 cm TL . Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother . Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats . Egg capsules are 18.2-26.0 cm long and 9.2-11.3 cm wide . Sizes of maturity and hatching unknown .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Norwegian skate is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Norwegian skate is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Norwegian skate is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk . Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 125 - 1420 m . Deep-water; 67°N - 16°N, 25°W - 14°E central and southern Norway, southern Iceland, around Rockall Trough in Ireland and northern Mauritania (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
all kinds of bottom animals (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | black skate · Black-bellied barndoor ray · Norwegian Skate · Norwegian skate, Black Skate |
| 🌍CES | rejnok norský |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sortbuget rocke |
| 🇩🇪German | Norweger-Rochen · Schwarzbäuchiger Glattrochen · Scwarzbäuchiger Glattrochen |
| 🌍EST | mustkõht-tiibrai |
| 🌍FAO | Svartaskøta |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Mustavatsarausku |
| 🇫🇷French | Pocheteau de Norvège |
| 🌍ISL | Þrændaskata |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Razza norvegese |
| 🌍LIT | norveginė raja |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Noorse rog |
| 🌍NNO | svartskate |
| 🌍NOB | svartskate |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Svartskate |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Raja czarnobrzucha |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Норвежский скат · норвесжский скат |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Raya noruega |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Svartbuksrocka |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dipterus nidarosiensis | Storm | 1881 | Synonym |
| Dipturus nidrosiensis | Storm | 1881 | Synonym |
| Raia nidrosiensis | Storm | 1881 | Synonym |
| Raja nidarosiensis | Storm | 1881 | Synonym |
| Raja nidrosiensis | Storm | 1881 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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