Pacific Electric Ray

Accession # 239954. Scanned with funding from Seidell Grant.

Saw this just off of Marina Green. At first thought it was a skate of some kind, but now suspect it might have been an electric ray. Thoughts? Videos are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bZnBa0knII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V4GBdCOdEw

Accession # 239954. Scanned with funding from Seidell Grant.

Saw this just off of Marina Green. At first thought it was a skate of some kind, but now suspect it might have been an electric ray. Thoughts? Videos are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bZnBa0knII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V4GBdCOdEw

Animal is dead. I'm leaning toward some sort of skate, but I cannot tell which species.

Dead fish stranded by retreating tide.

These fish lack a venomous spine, but they can produce a strong electric shock. Photographed at 17 m.