Rays
Tanmay Varshney Period 8 5/16/16
Habitat
Movement
Body Covering
Diet
Reproduction
Adaptations
Other Info
- belong to the class Chondrichthyes (Walker 10)
- belong to the order Rajiformes (Walker 10)
- body is known as disks (Walker 10)
- skates make up the largest group of rays (Walker 10)
- skates are the only rays that lay eggs (Walker 11)
- sting rays make up the 2nd largest group of rays (Walker 11)
- electric rays are 3rd largest (Walker 11)
- claspers are used in mating, only females have them (Walker 15)
- denticles protect from injury (Walker 16)
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