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big skate

Raja binoculata

The big skate is a flat fish that glides gracefully along the ocean floor. It has a unique shape and can be found in cool waters, making it a special part of the underwater world.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The big skate has a wide, diamond-shaped body with a long, thorny tail. Its coloration varies from light brown to dark gray, often with small, pale spots and blotches that help it blend with the seafloor. It's noticeably larger than most other skates, with two large eyes on top of its head.

AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiRajiformesRajidaeBeringraja
big skate
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big skate

カテゴリ

魚類

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Baby skates hatch from amazing, protective egg cases!

Big skates are the largest skate species in North America!

Their eyes are on top of their head, but their mouth is underneath!

They are part of the same family as sharks and rays!

特殊能力

能力

Sand Camouflage

Big skate can quickly bury itself under sand because of its flat body shape that helps them ambush prey or hide from danger.

能力

Electrosense Hunter

Big skate has special pores on its snout that helps them detect the tiny electrical signals given off by hidden prey like crabs.

能力

Mermaid's Purse Eggs

Big skate lays its eggs in tough, leathery cases called 'mermaid's purses' that helps them protect their developing young.

サイズと詳細

長さ
80-240 cm
体重
10-90 kg
寿命
15-20 年
遊泳速度
5 km/h
最大深度
800 m
水質
海水

食性と食事

The big skate is a bottom-dwelling hunter that loves to eat small fish and crunchy crustaceans!

年齢による違い: Young skates eat mostly small crustaceans and worms, while adults shift to larger fish and crabs.

主な食物

  • Dungeness crab
  • sand shrimp
  • Pacific herring
  • flatfish
  • octopus
  • clams

採餌方法

  • Ambush

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Large sharks sometimes prey on big skates.

eaten by

Orca

Orcinus orca

Killer whales occasionally hunt skates in coastal waters.

hunts

Dungeness crab

Cancer magister

Big skates actively hunt and eat various crab species.

hunts

Pacific herring

Clupea pallasii

Smaller fish like herring are a common food source.

特徴

別名

Pacific Skate

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

If you see a skate at the beach, admire it from a distance and don't touch it.

よくある質問

big skateの長さは何ですか?

80-240 cm

big skateの体重は何ですか?

10-90 kg

big skateの寿命は何ですか?

15-20 年

big skateは何を食べますか?

The big skate is a bottom-dwelling hunter that loves to eat small fish and crunchy crustaceans!

big skateの遊泳速度は何ですか?

5 km/h

big skateは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

big skateはどのように狩りをしますか?

Ambush

big skateの最大深度は何ですか?

800 m

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