Rays

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Ichthyology

Rays, skates and sawfish (Batoidea), a superorder of generally flat-bodied cartilaginous fishes,
containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families.

• True rays and skates (Rajiformes)
  • Butterfly rays (Gymnuridae), family of rays
  • Deepwater stingrays (Plesiobatidae), family of rays
    • Deepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi)
  • Eagle rays (Myliobatidae), family of rays
    • Australian bull ray (Myliobatis australis), large eagle ray of temperate waters
    • Bat ray (Myliobatis californica), eagle ray found in muddy or sandy sloughs
    • Bull ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus), large eagle ray found around coasts of Europe and Africa
    • Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), the most common type of ray found in the Chesapeake Bay
    • Manta ray (Manta birostris), largest of the rays
    • New Zealand eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus)
  • River stingrays (Potamotrygonidae), family of rays
    • Long-tailed river stingray (Plesiotrygon iwamae)
    • Ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro)
  • Round rays (Urolophidae), family of rays
  • Sixgill stingrays (Hexatrygonidae), family of rays
  • Stingrays (Dasyatidae), family of rays
    • Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)
    • Blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni)
    • Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota)
    • Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
    • Bluespotted stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii)
    • Freshwater whipray (Himantura chaophraya)
    • Kittipong\'s stingray (Himantura kittipongi)
    • Longtail stingray (Dasyatis longa)
    • Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)
    • Scaly whipray (Himantura imbricata)
    • Short-tail stingray (Dasyatis brevicaudata)
    • Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)
    • Thorntail stingray (Dasyatis thetidis)
• Electric rays (Torpediniformes), have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge

• • Apron ray (Discopyge tschudii), numbfish of the genus Discopyge
  • Blind electric ray (Typhlonarke aysoni), numbfish of the genus Typhlonarke
  • Oval electric ray (Typhlonarke tarakea), numbfish of the genus Typhlonarke
  • Pacific electric ray (Torpedo californica), species of electric ray native to the eastern Pacific Ocean

Molecular physics

Radiation

• Electromagnetic radiation, energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or photons

• • Non-ionizing radiation —— (all the rest is ionizing radiation or not defined in such terms)
    • Radio waves
    • Microwave radiation, familiar to those who use microwave ovens.
    • Infrared radiation (IR), produced by heat
    • Visible light
      • Starlight
      • Sunlight
        • Anticrepuscular rays
        • Crepuscular rays
    • Ultraviolet radiation (UV)
    • Terahertz radiation or T-rays
    • Solar radiation (mostly visible light, UV and IR)
  • X-rays, form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.01 nanometres
  • Gamma radiation, energetic form of electromagnetic radiation produced by radioactivity or other nuclear or subatomic processes
• Particle radiation, energy in the form of moving subatomic particles

• • Alpha radiation, composed of the nuclei of helium-4 atoms
  • Beta radiation, consisting of energetic electrons or positrons
  • Delta radiation, consisting of recoil particles that causes secondary ionization
  • Epsilon radiation, consisting of electrons
  • Neutron radiation, consisting of neutrons
  • Cosmic rays
  • Cathode rays, streams of electrons observed in vacuum tubes
  • Anode/Canal rays
• Gravitational radiation, a predicted consequence of general relativity
• N rays, phenomenon described by French scientist Prosper-René Blondlot but subsequently found to be illusory
• Ray (optics), idealized narrow beam of light

Mathematics

• Ray, or half-line, in geometry or physics
• Radius, which takes its name from the Latin word for "ray"

Fiction

• Ray Beams, an Eureka Seven character
• Heat-Ray, the primary offensive weapon used by the Martians in the H. G. Wells\'s classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds
• Metal Gear RAY, bipedal tank featured in the game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• Ray Bradoc, character from the game Breath of Fire 2
• Ray Kinsella, main character in the film Field of Dreams
• Ray Kon, character in the anime and game Beyblade
• The Ray (comics), DC Comics character
• T-Ray (comics), Marvel Comics character
• Raymond Stantz, character in the film Ghostbusters
• Raymond Vecchio and Stanley Raymond Kowalski (aka Ray Vecchio, but just generally called "Ray") are both main characters in the TV show Due South
• Ray the Flying Squirrel, a minor character appearing in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of games.

Music

• Ray Toro, guitarist for the band My Chemical Romance
• Ray (album), album by Japanese rock band L\'Arc-en-Ciel
• Ray (R&B), R&B trio
• "Ray" (single), single by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin
• Ray, a song by Aimee Mann from the 1995 album I\'m with Stupid
• Ray Charles
• Ray Dotoratos, International violin soloist

Geography

• Ray, Iran
• Ray, Arizona, United States
• Ray, North Dakota, United States

People with the name Ray

• Ray (surname)
• Ray (given name)

Other

• The Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball Team.
• Ray (film), 2004 movie biography of Ray Charles
  • See also Ray (soundtrack).
• Ray (manga), manga about a female doctor with X-ray vision
• USS Ray, U.S. Navy vessel
• Ray, slang abbreviation for defence firm Raytheon
• Ray, the main character in the upcoming Wii game Disaster: Day of Crisis
• Ray, a short novel (1980) by Barry Hannah
• Ray tracing

See also

• Raygun
• Stingray (disambiguation)
• T-ray (disambiguation)

• Radius (disambiguation)
• Radiation (disambiguation)
• Beam
• Light (disambiguation)

• Rai
• Raj

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