![Spotted-Ray-Raja-montagui](https://marinedimensions.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Spotted-Ray-Sinead-Begley-72-500.jpg)
Spotted Ray, Raja montagui. Artwork: Sinead Begley
Fast Facts
Scientific Name: Raja montagui
Gaelic Name: Roc breac
Conservation status: Listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Range: Widespread in the inshore waters and shallow shelf seas of
the north east Atlantic, and in the Mediterranean.
Habitat: Occurs at depths of up to 283m, although most commonly found inshore in sandy areas.
Lifespan: Up to 18 years.
Reproduction: Adults start reproducing at about 3 or 4 years of age and females lay between 25-60 eggs.
Diet: Fish and crustaceans.
Predators: Seals, humans.
Spotted Ray eggs can be easily confused with the larger Undulate Ray species as they are similar in shape and form.
![Spotted-Ray-Eggcase-Raja-montagui](https://marinedimensions.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Spotted-Ray-Eggcase-SarahVarian-MarineDimensions-72-600.jpg)
This eggcase has no lateral keels or distal field, and the bottom horns curl upwards giving the purse a bobsleigh shape.
If you find one of these purses on the beach, please do report it to your local shark and ray sightings scheme.