Skates: Family Rajidae
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Description: Description of seven species of Skate that occur in the Gulf of Maine.
Torpedoes, Skates, and Rays. Order Batoidei Skates, with their disc-like outlines, thin as a shingle toward their outer edges, and with their rather long tails, are familiar objects along our shores. The outer edges of their pelvic fins are concave (convex in the sting rays), they have two very small dorsal fins on the rear part of the tail, but no distinct tail fin, and they lack the large tail spine that is so characteristic of the sting rays. The Gulf of Maine supports four species in abundance, while two others have been recorded on rare occasions.
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