Common names:
Dinnan, Doctot, Flair
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
abundant (always seen in some numbers)
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Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Widespread around the British Isles (7-192 m), although more abundant along the southern and western coasts, where maximum catch rates were ca. 200 ind/hr. Most abundant rajid in the surveys. Catches in the central and northern North Sea were patchy. A high relative abundance of juveniles were recorded in the Thames Estuary, northeastern English Channel, northern Bristol Channel, Cardigan Bay, Luce Bay and Solway Firth (Ref. 82399).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Muus, B. and P. Dahlström, 1978
National Database:
Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Rajiformes (Skates and rays) > Rajidae (Skates)
Etymology: Raja:Latin, raja, -ae = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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