Species Detail - Blue Skate (Dipturus batis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Purse Search Shark and Ray Eggcase Sightings Scheme Data, 2007-2018".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Dipturus batis
Blue Skate
NHMSYS0020140670 RecommendedWell-formed
Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention
dibat
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Cartilagenous fish (Chondrichthyes)
Species
1
1
1
26/03/2010
26/03/2010
7 January (recorded in 2024)
15 December (recorded in 2014)
Marine Dimensions, Purse Search Shark and Ray Eggcase Sightings Scheme Data, 2007-2018, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Skate (Dipturus batis), accessed 17 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/337/Species/15757>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)