WoRMS taxon details
Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
105869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105869)
accepted
Species
Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862 · unaccepted
Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)
Raia flossada Risso, 1827 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851 · unaccepted
Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Raja flossada Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Raja macrorhynchus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Status This species has long been considered as identical to Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837) while they are actually two...
Status This species has long been considered as identical to Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837) while they are actually two different species. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105869 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status This species has long been considered as identical to Dipturus intermedius (Parnell, 1837) while they are actually two different species. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | raxha skijatore [from synonym]raxha me turi [from synonym] | [details] |
| Breton | travank [from synonym]fla [from synonym] | [details] |
| Danish | skade | [details] |
| Dutch | vleetschate [from synonym]rog [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | skatedinnancommon skateblue skate | [details] |
| French | raiepocheteau grispocheteau blancpocheteau [from synonym]la flotte [from synonym]flotte | [details] |
| German | RochenGlattrochenGlattroche [from synonym] | [details] |
| Icelandic | skata | [details] |
| Irish | scat | [details] |
| Italian | razza bavosa | [details] |
| Lithuanian | švelnioji raja | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κοινό σαλάχιΓκριζόβατος | [details] |
| Norwegian | storskate | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | storskate | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | storskate | [details] |
| Polish | raja gładkaraja gladka | [details] |
| Portuguese | raiaairoga | [details] |
| Russian | seryi skat | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | blue skate | [details] |
| Spanish | raya común europeanoriega | [details] |
| Swedish | slätrocka | [details] |
| Turkish | vatoz [from synonym]kocaburun vatoz | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Скат європейський | [details] |
| Welsh | morgath | [details] |
BIOTIC
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (429 publications) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Raia flossada Risso, 1827)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dipturus batis)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Raia flossada Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja macrorhynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862)
To FishBase images (Raja batis, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (429 publications) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Raia flossada Risso, 1827)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dipturus batis)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raia gaimardi Gaimard, 1851)
To FishBase (from synonym Raia flossada Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Propterygia hyposticta Otto, 1821)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja macrorhynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja macrorynchus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Batis vulgaris Couch, 1862)
To FishBase images (Raja batis, Azores Is., by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Raja flossada Risso, 1827)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Raja batis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI
To ITIS
