What is the difference between skates and stingrays?

They look much alike and share a number of common traits, but it especially pays to know the difference if you're trying to get one off a hook. Q. What's the difference between skates and rays? A. They look much alike and share a number of common traits. read more

Skates have diamond shaped, dorsoventrally flattened bodies with relatively stocky tails. Rays have relatively slender to whip-like tails, usually with a stinging spine, which is situated along midway along the tail’s length. read more

The size difference between stingrays and skates parallels their different diets. Stingrays bear large, plate-like teeth to crush larger fish and prey. The skates must eat smaller foods than stingrays, so they only have small teeth. read more