Skate Fish Diagram. They have large pectoral fins extending from or nearly from the snout to the base of the slender tail. If you can picture a stingray you know basically what a skate looks like There are dozens of species of skates.
Skates live throughout the world spending most of their time on the ocean bottom. The Fish Digestive System As with all animals digestion in fish involves the breakdown of eaten food into its smaller component parts. Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville FL 32611 352-392-1721 Research or 352-846-2000 Exhibits.
The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes.
The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. Skate skin may also possess thorns in different regions of the body depending upon species. Skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of raysMore than 150 species have been described in 17 genera. Diagram of an idealized batoid skeleton in lateral view showing the main skeletal structures.
