Undulate rays belong to the Rajidae family, which includes most of the skates and rays commonly found in British waters, and sold at fishmongers. The undulate ray is a medium sized shelf species growing to a maximum length of 100 cm and weight of 10 kg. The species has a maximum age of 20 years with size and age at maturity estimated at 75 cm and 9 years for females and 73 cm and 7.5 years for males. Eggs are laid from March to September. Undulate rays are at the northern edge of their range in UK waters. They form discrete populations isolated from other stocks, for example, on the southwest coast of Ireland, with occasional records in the English Channel. They are also present along the south coast of England.