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Rajidae

fish family

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classification

  • Skate (Raja undulata)
    In skate

    …25 genera across three families—Rajidae, Arynchobatidae, and Anacanthobatidae—while others place all skates into family Rajidae.

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  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    In chondrichthyan: Annotated classification

    Family Rajidae (the great majority of skates)2 dorsal fins. Upper surface of the body disk more or less rough with spines, thornlike denticles, or both. Some species with electric organs along the sides of the tail, which, as far as known, produce very weak shocks.…

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feeding habits

  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    In chondrichthyan: Rays

    Skates (Rajidae) lie on the bottom, often partially buried, and rise in pursuit of such active prey as herring. Skates trap their victims by swimming over and then settling upon them, a practice facilitated by their habit of hunting at night.

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