PAINTED RAY. 



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beautiful lines and gyrations on the disk. It appears that the 

 young ones of Rays in general are without the claspers. 



That this fish is less rare than has been supposed appears 

 from the fact, that on another occasion, in the month of April, 

 I saw several of them that had been drawn on shore in a 

 ground sean on different days. They were not of the full 

 size, and a male fish among them was marked in the same 

 manner as the female I have described. This species has not 

 hitherto been taken anywhere but on the south coast of Devon 

 and Cornwall, and only twice, that I am aware of with a 

 line; the reason of which appears to be that it is more select 

 in its food than most others of the family. It was found to 

 be equal to the Thornback for the table. 



Young Painted Ray and Egg. 



