Skates (Fish)

"Skates (Fish)" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The common name for all members of the Rajidae family. Skates and rays are members of the same order (Rajiformes). Skates have weak electric organs.

Descriptor ID	D012860
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.493.370.870 B01.050.150.900.493.378.682
Concept/Terms	Skates (Fish) Skates (Fish) Skate (Fish) Rajidae Rays (Fish) Rays (Fish) Ray (Fish) Rajiformes Raja Raja

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Skates (Fish)".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Elasmobranchii [B01.050.150.900.493.370]
Skates (Fish) [B01.050.150.900.493.370.870]
Electric Fish [B01.050.150.900.493.378]
Skates (Fish) [B01.050.150.900.493.378.682]

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