Skate and rays are classed together in this section of the website. These species are defined by their flattened body shape, the presence of a tail, a skeleton made of cartilage and the lack of ray-like fins. The species of ray which are most commonly targeted by shore anglers are given their own profiles here, while all of the less common and deeper water species of ray are given shorter profiles in the Other Ray Species section at the bottom of this page.
