FISHES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY 
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Off the coast of southern New England, where the species is abundant, the eggs are taken from 
March to September, being most numerous during July and August. The egg, together with its 
case, is about 2 inches broad and 2^ inches long. The empty cases of these eggs frequently are 
seen washed upon the beach. 
This is a common skate on our coast from Virginia northward. Its usual length ranges from 1 
to 2 feet. 
Range . — “Halifax to the Carolinas, abundant off New England and New York.” (Garman, 
1913.) 
Chesapeake localities. — -(a) Previous records: None. (6) Specimens in the collection: None. 
The present record is based upon field notes by Dr. W. C. Kendall made during March, 1894, 
in which the capture of this species in pound nets near Hampton and Cape Charles, Va., is reported. 
Family XI. — TORPEDINID/E. The electric rays 
Head, trunk, electric organs and pectorals forming a depressed subcircular disk; tail short, 
rather stout, with or without a lateral membranous fold; spiracles present; gill slits small, between 
the electric organs and the head; electric organs composed of vertical cells, situated between the 
pectoral fins and the head; nasal valves confluent, forming a quadrangular lobe; skin smooth, 
unarmed; dorsal fins 2, 1, or none; caudal fin not lobed. 
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