Author: Poll, 1951
FBname: Spotted skate
Comments: Found in shallow enclosed bays and on the slope (Ref. 5578).  Feeds on invertebrates, bony fishes and fish offal.  Oviparous (Ref. 50449).  Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).  Caught by shore and ski-boat anglers and by hake trawlers.  Pectoral fins sold as 'skate wings' (Ref. 5578).  Undergoes regular migration, towards the coast during the warm season and towards deep waters in winter (Ref. 5377).