an eagle ray fish
an eagle ray fish Eagle rays (the Myliobatidae family of cartilagenous fish) are a family of mostly large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the sea. Spotted eagle ray off shore of Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands December 17, taxonomy of this group is uncertain; it is placed either in the order Myliobatiformes or Rajiformes.[2] There are eight genera belonging to the eagle rays: Myliobatis (common eagle rays), Rhinoptera (cownose rays), Pteromylaeus (bull rays), Aetobatus (bonnet rays), Aetomylaeus (smooth tail eagle rays), Californica (bat rays), Mobula (devil rays), and Manta (manta rays). (In some taxonomies the devil rays and manta rays are placed their own family, Mobulidae.) Eagle rays feed on snails, mussels and crustaceans, crushing their shells with their extremely hard teeth, while manta rays feed on plankton, which they filter from the water. They are excellent swimmers and are able to jump several metres above the surface. Compared with other rays, they have long tails, and well-defined rhomboidal bodies. They are viviparous, giving birth to up to six young at a time. They range from 48 centimetres (19 in) to metres (30 ft) in length.
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