Record #:

7361

Author(s):

Correll, Helen

Abstract:

Correll describes an unusual fish, a skate, found in the state's coastal waters. It has a skeleton like a shark, flaps its wing-like fins like a bird to help it glide through the water, and is so flat that it is often described as a pancake. The name derives from an old Norse word which meant long, narrow, and pointed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 69 Issue 8, Aug 2005, p32-35, il

Subject(s):

Skates (Fishes)