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bat ray

Myliobatis californica

Bat rays are flat, wing-like fish that glide gracefully through the water. They have a special nose that helps them find food buried in the sand, like clams and crabs.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The bat ray has a broad, diamond-shaped body with a distinct, protruding head and large pectoral fins that resemble wings. It is typically dark brown to black on top, contrasting with a white belly. Its long, whip-like tail has a venomous spine near its base.

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bat ray

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Bat rays can launch themselves completely out of the water!

Each bat ray has unique spot patterns on its underside, like a fingerprint!

Female bat rays give birth to live pups, not laying eggs like many fish.

They often swim in large, graceful schools like underwater squadrons.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hidden Prey Finder

Bat rays can find hidden prey by sensing weak electrical fields because of special pores on their snouts.

Fähigkeit

Venomous Defender

Bat rays have a sharp, venomous spine on their tail that helps them defend against predators if threatened.

Fähigkeit

Shell Crusher

Bat rays can crush hard-shelled prey like clams and crabs because of their strong jaws and flat, plate-like teeth.

Fähigkeit

Seabed Camouflage

Bat rays can dig into sandy seabeds using their disc fins to hide from predators or uncover buried food.

Maße und Details

Länge
30-180 cm
Gewicht
1-90 kg
Lebenserwartung
1-23 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
90 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

Bat rays are hungry hunters that use their strong mouths to crush shellfish and crabs from the seafloor.

Hauptnahrung

  • clams
  • oysters
  • crabs
  • shrimp
  • worms
  • small fish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Juvenile bat rays are prey for large sharks.

eaten by

Leopard Shark

Triakis semifasciata

Leopard sharks prey on smaller bat rays.

eats

Butter Clam

Saxidomus giganteus

Bat rays crush and eat this common clam species.

eats

Dungeness Crab

Metacarcinus magister

Bat rays use their strong jaws to feed on crabs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

California Bat Ray

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see a bat ray at the beach, watch from a distance and don’t touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von bat ray?

30-180 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von bat ray?

1-90 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von bat ray?

1-23 Jahre

Was frisst bat ray?

Bat rays are hungry hunters that use their strong mouths to crush shellfish and crabs from the seafloor.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von bat ray?

20 km/h

Wo findet man bat ray normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt bat ray?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von bat ray?

90 m

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