The winter skate is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. It has a flattened, disc-shaped body with distinctive eye-like spots. Typically measuring 20-40 inches and weighing up to 10 pounds, it feeds on small fish and invertebrates. Preferring sandy or muddy substrates, it exhibits a slow, gliding movement across the ocean floor. This summary is AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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Winter skate
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