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Undulate ray

Raja undulata · Rays and skates

Undulate ray
Photo: jmerelo, edited by Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What fish is this?Identify a fish from a photo

A warm-water ray of the south and west, found around southern England and Wales. Anglers on the south coast are asked to return shore-caught fish after a photo.[1]

How to recognise it

  • Several thick, dark wavy lines across the wings, with white spots. The back runs from dark brown through grey to yellowish.[1]
  • Fairly rounded body with a thick tail, and spines that may run down the middle of the body and tail.[1]

When and where

Found over
sand, light shingle[1]
Baits
peeler crab, mackerel, herring, squid, ragworm, lugworm[1]

Sources

  1. British Sea Fishing: Undulate ray

These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.

Size and bag limit

Minimum size
Sizes vary along the coast. Pick your spot to see the rule there.
Bag limit
None set for the whole UK.
Minimum sizes around the UK
AreaMinimum size
Kent & Essex IFCA40 cm
Sussex IFCA40 cm
Southern IFCA40 cm
Devon & Severn IFCANone
Cornwall IFCANone
Isles of Scilly IFCANot checked yet
North Western IFCA45 cm
North Eastern IFCANot checked yet
Northumberland IFCANot checked yet
Eastern IFCANone
Welsh GovernmentNot checked yet
Scottish GovernmentNot checked yet
DAERA (Northern Ireland)Not checked yet