Please answer 3 and 4 for "Pacific Cownose Ray". 3. a description of the adaptation (what is the characteristic and how does ithelp this organism survive in the environment within which it lives)

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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

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Please answer 3 and 4 for "Pacific Cownose Ray".

3. a description of the adaptation (what is the characteristic and how does it
help this organism survive in the environment within which it lives)

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Pacific cownose ray is included in the phylum chordata and class chondrichthyes. They have well developed notochord structure in their life and belong to the orderMyliobatiformes. The ray can be of different colors from black to grey. The ray can reach upto few centimeters only.

These rays are widely distributed in East Pacific, Peru, Mexico and Panama. They are mainly found at the bottom of inshore waters, estuaries, lagoons, internal marshes and open seas. These animals show ovoviviparity and species is at the main threat of over exploitation.

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