Arctic skate vs toothed wrack

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	toothed 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 serratus

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	toothed 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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.