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Stingrays have two strong thorns one third distance down their tail, which can reach thirteen centimeters and is connected to poison glands. These rays can grow to two meters long. They have blunt teeth and live on large shellfish (clams) and crustaceans. They will also eat worms and benthic fish. It is a warm-water fish, fairly rare in the North Sea. They are found more often on the southern coast of England and in the mouth of the Thames. Stingrays are viviparous which means they deliver live birth, and therefore do not lay eggs unlike most ray species.