Thorny skate

Their flattened shape, the colour of their bodies, the dorsal position of their eyes and the holes (spiracles) behind their eyes for breathing are all ways in which these fish have adapted to life on the ocean floor.

They are also able to bury themselves in sediment to hide from predators.

Since the ban on its fishing in Canada in 2005, it has been fished in the international waters of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Skate wings are the most highly sought by gourmets.