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    This document provides information about eggcases from various shark, skate, and ray species found in Northwest Europe. It lists 10 different species, including spotted ray, thornback ray, small-eyed ray, undulate ray, cuckoo ray, starry skate, blonde ray, blue skate, flapper skate, and white skate. For each species, it gives the common name and scientific name, and notes the typical capsule length of their eggcases in centimeters. It also mentions two catshark species: smallspotted catshark and blackmouth catshark, listing their eggcase lengths.

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    This document provides information about eggcases from various shark, skate, and ray species found in Northwest Europe. It lists 10 different species, including spotted ray, thornback ray, small-eyed ray, undulate ray, cuckoo ray, starry skate, blonde ray, blue skate, flapper skate, and white skate. For each species, it gives the common name and scientific name, and notes the typical capsule length of their eggcases in centimeters. It also mentions two catshark species: smallspotted catshark and blackmouth catshark, listing their eggcase lengths.

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    Eggcase Id Guide Web 2022

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    This document provides information about eggcases from various shark, skate, and ray species found in Northwest Europe. It lists 10 different species, including spotted ray, thornback ray, small-eyed ray, undulate ray, cuckoo ray, starry skate, blonde ray, blue skate, flapper skate, and white skate. For each species, it gives the common name and scientific name, and notes the typical capsule length of their eggcases in centimeters. It also mentions two catshark species: smallspotted catshark and blackmouth catshark, listing their eggcase lengths.

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    SHARK, SKATE & RAY EGGCASES

    NW EUROPE
    SKATE/RAYS
    DESPITE TRULY BEING SKATE, MANY SPECIES ARE
    REFERRED TO AS RAYS IN THEIR COMMON NAMES.
    Capsule lengths are for soaked
    eggcases and exclude horns.
    5-6 cm

    SPOTTED RAY THORNBACK RAY SMALL-EYED RAY UNDULATE RAY CUCKOO RAY
    Raja montagui Raja clavata Raja microocellata Raja undulata Leucoraja naevus
    Capsule length: 5-6 cm Capsule length: 6-7 cm Capsule length: 7-8 cm Capsule length: 7-8 cm Capsule length: 5-6 cm

    STARRY SKATE
    Amblyraja radiata
    Capsule length:
    BLONDE RAY 3.5-4.5 cm
    BLUE SKATE
    Raja brachyura Dipturus batis
    Capsule length: 10-12cm Capsule length: 13-15 cm
    FLAPPER SKATE
    Dipturus intermedius
    Capsule length: 15-20 cm WHITE SKATE
    CATSHARKS Previously known as
    Rostroraja alba
    ALSO KNOWN AS DOGFISH - HOWEVER TRUE Common Skate. Capsule length: 13-15 cm
    DOGFISH GIVE BIRTH TO LIVE YOUNG.
    Illustrations © Marc Dando

    SMALLSPOTTED CATSHARK BLACKMOUTH CATSHARK


    Scyliorhinus canicula NURSEHOUND Galeus melastomus
    Scyliorhinus stellaris
    Capsule length: 5-7 cm Capsule length: 4.5-6.5 cm
    Capsule length: 8-10 cm

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