Appearance and lifestyle:
Biscuit skate's (Raja straeleni) are brown with black small dots on their bodies; they can grow up to 68cm. They have a flattened disc body with pectoral fins that look like wings, and their tail has two small fins. They are long-lived and slow growing.
Habitat:
Biscuit skates occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. They can be found in sandy and muddy areas to depths of 700m.
Diet:
Biscuit skates feed mainly on invertebrates and fish.
Threats:
These fish are often caught as by-catch in offshore demersal hake fishery nets. The fishery uses trawl nets which are dragged behind the boat on the ocean floor at depths from 110 - 800 m. Their SASSI status: Red – don't buy!
Found in sandy and muddy areas to depths of 700m.
Long-lived and slow growing.
Often caught as by-catch.