Ray (fish)
Rajiformes - common rays and skates
Myliobatiformes - eagle rays, manta rays
Pristiformes - sawfishes
Torpediniformes - electric rays
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Rays are a group (superorder
Rajomorphii) of
cartilaginous fishes. They are extremely flat but closely related to the
sharks. According to recent DNA analyses the
cat shark is more closely related to the rays than to other sharks. Young rays look very much like young sharks.
Most rays live at the bottom of the sea. Only a few species live in the open sea or in freshwater. Rays feed on
crustaceans or
fish, depending on the species. No ray can kill humans, but the stingray can inflict a painful sting.
For the main types of rays see
stingrays,
eagle rays,
cow nose rays,
manta rays,
electric rays, and
sawfishes.
