Arctic skate vs Flat Wrack

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Rajidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Fucus
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic skate

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Arctic skate

The Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.