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Dieren en planten

Fish   Rays   Skate   Starry ray   Spotted ray   Fish biology   Fish communities   Reproduction of fish   Marine fauna   Sea fish   
  • Dut: Gevlekte rog, gladde rog
  • Lat: Raja Montagui
  • Eng: Spotted ray
  • Ger: Gefleckter Roche
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Spotted ray

The spotted ray is an extremely rare, small ray species. In the southern North Sea, this species is mostly found along the English coast. A second population lives to the south of the Shetland Islands. They can grow to 80 centimeters in length. The young animals eat shrimp, older spotted ray will also eat larger crustaceans, worms and fish.