They have a wide range of distribution, basically in the waters of the world.
There are many varieties, and the varieties vary greatly.
For example, the smaller rays are only about 50 centimeters long, while the larger ones, can be up to 2.5 meters long.
They are carnivorous fish, eating mainly mollusks, shrimps, crabs and other foods.
I. What kind of fish is a skateThe skate is a kind of fish.
From the category, the skate belongs to the class of cartilaginous fish, is a class of cartilaginous fish, their whole body skeleton belongs to cartilage, although there are some parts of the calcification also has a certain degree of hardness, but in general still can not be compared with the hard bony fish; they also belong to the order of rays.
From the point of view of the distribution area, rays are a kind of saltwater fish with a very wide distribution range, and they are basically distributed in the waters all over the world.
From the point of view of the size of the skate, the size of the skate is not certain, some are relatively small, but there are also some individuals will be relatively large.
The length of their bodies as adults is only about 50 centimeters in some cases, while very large rays can reach up to 2.5 meters in length, and the size of the rays is not always the same, but varies greatly.
From the point of view of habitual characteristics, rays are a kind of meat-eating fish, belonging to the carnivorous animals.
They feed on the surrounding mollusks, shrimps as well as crabs.
They use a very sensitive sense of smell to spot their prey when they hunt and then capture them.
Second, the skate belongs to the sea water fish has been introduced above, from the skate distribution area, the skate mainly live in the sea water, belongs to a class of sea water fish, and the skate belongs to a kind of sea water fish is very widely distributed.
From a global perspective, rays are found in most of the world's oceans.
From the tropics to the Arctic, rays are found.
Even in the Arctic Ocean, where the water temperature is relatively low, rays can be found, so they are widely distributed.
In China, rays are mainly found in the East China Sea and the Boys' Region.
Their depth of distribution is also very wide, in the shallow sea there is distribution, in the depth of about 2700 meters deep water also has distribution.