Types of Rays
Rays are sharks flattened for life on the seabed, gliding over sand on wing-like fins and often lying half-buried with just their eyes showing. Most are harmless filter and shellfish feeders. Here are the rays in the Huck field guide, with how to identify each and where it is found.
11 rays in the Huck field guide. Tap any one for identification, habitat, diet, and a live sightings map.
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Are rays dangerous?
Most are not. Stingrays carry a barbed spine for defence and will use it only if stepped on, which is why a shuffling walk in shallow water, the "stingray shuffle", keeps you safe. Manta and devil rays have no sting at all.
What is the difference between a skate and a ray?
They are close relatives. Most skates lay eggs in a leathery case and have a fleshier tail with small fins, while most rays give live birth and have a whip-like tail, sometimes with a sting. The two look alike from above.