Garbett, Amy; L. Loca, Sophie; Barreau, Thomas; Biscoito, Manuel; Bradley, Caroline; Breen, Joe; Clarke, Maurice; Ellis, Jim R.; Griffiths, Andrew Mark; Hannon, Gary; Jakobsdottir, Klara; Junge, Claudia; Lynghammar, Arve; McCloskey, Matthew; Minos, George; D. Phillips, Natasha; A. Prodöhl, Paolo; Roche, William; Iglesias, Samuel P.; Thorburn, James; C. Collins, Patrick (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-29)
Morphological similarities between skates of the genus Dipturus in the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean have resulted in longstanding confusion, misidentification and misreporting. Current evidence indicates that the common skate is best explained two species, the flapper skate (D. intermedius) and the common blue skate (D. batis). However, some management and conservation initiatives developed ...