#little_skate__Raja_erinacea  most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches
  supertype:  skate  large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
  member of:  genus_Raja__Raja  type genus of the family Rajidae
     member of:  family_Rajidae__Rajidae  bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
        member of:  order_Rajiformes__Rajiformes__Batoidei__order_Batoidei  fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
           member of:  subclass_Elasmobranchii__Elasmobranchii__Selachii__subclass_Selachii  sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
              member of:  class_Chondrichthyes__Chondrichthyes  cartilaginous fishes
                 member of:  subphylum_Vertebrata__Vertebrata__Craniata__subphylum_Craniata  fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
                    member of:  phylum_Chordata__Chordata  comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
                       member of:  kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom  taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

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