Rays and Devilfish differ in size and appearance.

1, different size

Devilfish and rays are similar in terms of habits. But there is a big difference in size; the devilfish is the largest of the many species of rays. The largest devil fish can be more than 7 meters long. The largest rays are only about 2.5 meters.

2, the appearance of different

Rays tail part is crooked, and has a dorsal fin; the devil fish is a head wing, the mouth end position, to filter feeding.

Introduction to rays

Rays belong to the chondrichthyans Rajiformes and rays, and are a collective name for a variety of flat-bodied chondrichthyans. Distributed in most of the world's water areas, from including 2 suborders, ****8 families about 49 genera and 315 species.

China produces 6 families, 8 genera and 28 species. China's common name varies from place to place, Zhoushan fishermen called stingray ray called yellow tiger, called manta ray called swallow flower fish, black tiger, two-headed flower fish, called He's ray called cat cat flower fish, and Jiaodong fishermen called laotian fish, boss fish. The size of the skate varies, the small skate adult body is only 50 centimeters, the big skate can be up to 8 meters long. Rays are harmless and bottom-dwelling, often partially buried in the sand underwater.

Manta rays

Manta rays, also known as devil rays and blanket rays. It belongs to the order Chondrichthyes, family Mantaenidae, which contains two genera, the pre-mouth manta rays and manta rays. The body is flat, with strong pectoral fins, similar to wings, cruising in the ocean, pectoral fins in front of two thin, narrow, ear-like protrusions, can be to the mouth to collect food, small teeth, mainly to feed on zooplankton and small fish, often in the vicinity of coral reefs cruising for food, temperament and mildness.

The genus Manta contains two species, the double-mouthed manta ray and the albino manta ray, both of which are currently listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The genus Manta contains nine species of manta rays, including the Japanese manta ray, the Hime ray, the long-tailed manta ray, the brown-backed manta ray, the Indian manta ray, the Mungo ray, the short-tailed manta ray, the lower manta ray, and the Gourami ray, which are also classified as Near Threatened and Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These nine species of manta rays are also listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "Near Threatened" and "Vulnerable.

Manta rays, with their flattened bodies and powerful pectoral fins that resemble wings, are known as "devil fish" because of their intimidating shape. Adults can be up to 7 meters long and weigh 500 kilograms, and can make a kind of spinning jump.