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RAYS 
Except the devil- and eagle rays, most of these flat creatures love sandy bottoms. Most rays swim by moving their "wings" up and down like a bird. The other in sand living rays like torpedo rays, saw- and guitarfish swim by using their tail fin. Every ray has an opening behind each eye which they use to pump in water, this water will than again come out the gill slits which are based at the bottom part of the ray. This makes it possible for many rays to bury themselves into sand or silty bottoms. Most rays live solitary but some of the larger species like the devil- and eagle rays often live in groups. Most rays feed on invertebrates, worms and crustaceans while the devil rays feed on plankton. Like sharks, rays are Ovoviviparous and don't lay eggs. Many rays have a long tale which sometimes has one or two spines. This tale can be used as a whip in combination with the spines which contain a venom. There are reports of people getting into shock after experiencing wounds made by stingrays with death as result. Torpedo rays and numbfish possess two kidney-shaped electric organs in their back which can produce electrical discharges of more than two hundred volts. These electric organs are used to stun prey, to defend themselves and maybe also to communicate with members of their own genus.
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