elasmobranch,selachian- any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates crampfish,electric ray,numbfish,torpedo- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs...
1.Any of various cartilaginous fishes of the superorder Batoidea, having ventral gill slits, enlarged pelvic fins that are fused to the sides of the head, and a flattened body, and including the stingrays, skates, and guitarfishes. 2.Any of various members of this superorder having a whip...
The meaning of RAY is any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (such as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and enlarged pectoral fins fused with the head. How to use r
Batoids possess a unique body plan associated with a benthic lifestyle that includes dorsoventral compression and anteriorly expanded pectoral fins that fuse to the rostrum. The family Myliobatidae, including manta rays and their relatives, exhibit furth
Bigelow, H. B. Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays.Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids, 1–514 (1953). Rohner, C. A.et al.Mobulid rays feed on euphausiids in the Bohol Sea.R. Soc. Open Sci.4, 161060 (2017). ...
In this sense, this narrative review aims to discuss the global issue of metal and metalloid contamination in sharks, rays and skates and associated human health risks. To this end, some of the most significantly consumed elasmobranch species worldwide and their meat metal and metalloid levels ...
1.Any of various cartilaginous fishes of the superorder Batoidea, having ventral gill slits, enlarged pelvic fins that are fused to the sides of the head, and a flattened body, and including the stingrays, skates, and guitarfishes. 2.Any of various members of this superorder having a whip...