WATERY WEDNESDAY # 26

WATERY WEDNESDAY# 26

Who’s ready to dive in to the ocean and meet a fish whose skeleton is made of cartilage? This animal is very large and very special! So let’s meet today’s Watery Wednesday animal!

MEET THE COMMON SKATE!

   Range/Habitat: Eastern Atlantic- Mediterranean Sea

   Diet: Carnivore: fish, worms, crustaceans

   Length/Weight: up to 8 ft/ 110-220 lbs

   Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

Fun Facts:

• Common Skates are brownish-gray with spots.
• They have a single row of spines going down their body and tail.
• Common skates are relatives of sharks and rays.
• They are the largest skate in the world.
• Common skates are active day and night.
• They feed off the bottom of the ocean floor.

These beautiful big skates are really neat! We love all the diverse kinds of live in the world’s oceans!