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Rays
Rays are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks with flat, disk-like bodies.
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Some species of stingrays are endangered due to pollution and overfishing. Some species of stingray that are endangered are the Ganges Stingray, Giant Freshwater Stingray, Izu Stingray, and the Marbled Freshwater Stingray.
Are manta rays afraid of sharks?
The normal manta ray is usually non-aggressive, but it is capable of defending itself with its dangerous tail. A manta ray may also ram its foe, although this clumsy attack is treated as a secondary attack.
It was often thought that fish are always (on the Go) and feed frequently and do not need to rest. they do not sleep in the human or mammalian sense. maybe they do, but we know so little about the life in the depths.
What are some characteristics of a Stingray?
The stingray has eyes on top of its head so it lays in the sand but still be able to see its prey. Skates and rays have flatened bodies with the gill slits opening on the underside. The stingrays have a defensive strategy, a poisonous spine at the base of the tail. The stingrays pectoral fin allows the stingray to move by flapping of forming ripples. Because their eyes re on top of their bodies and their mouth is underneath, stingrays cannot see their prey instead they use smell.
sting rays have no bones in their body if u ask me if your not sure check it out on anorther website just to be sure well I'msure that they do not have bones!
A cownose ray is a species of ray that lives in the Chesapeake Bay between May and October. It also has a nose that resembles a cow's nose.
a Manta Ray black, white and gray in color They are mainly dark on the upper surface, ranging from black to greyish-blue and brown, with pale undersides; individuals have a unique pattern of blotches and scars that can be used to identify them.
What is the difference between male and female manta ray?
Male Mantas have a pair of penis-like organs - called claspers - developed along the inner part of their pelvic fins. Each clasper has a groove through which sperm is transferred to a female Manta's body, where fertilization takes place.
What kind of fish do stingrays eat?
Stingrays eat fish, sea worms, shrimp. and clams. They may eat soft shelled animals also. They eat plankton in the water also.
Not exactly. They have fins on the sides of their bodies that help them swim but no. They do not have flippers.
Manta rays are large, cartilaginous, salt water fish in the Elasmobranchii subclass which includes sharks and skates The manta ray is the largest of the rays. They can typically be found in and around coral reefs feeding on plankton and fish larvae. To learn more about manta rays, see the Related Links.
Manta rays bear live young. The single fertilized egg develops inside the mother. The gestation period is unknown. It appears that mantas do not breed until their winglike pectoral fins reach a length of 13-15 feet. There is no specific breeding season: males and females mate year round. The newborns are fairly large, weighing 20-30 pounds, have fins that span 4 feet, and can generally protect themselves from predators
No. Don't you remember hearing about Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter" being killed by a stingray?
