A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid%27s_purse" class="extiw" title="w:Mermaid's purse">Mermaid's Purse</a> found on a beach in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Bay,_Kent" class="extiw" title="w:Herne Bay, Kent">Herne Bay</a>, UK. This is the eggcase of a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skate_(fish)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Skate (fish) (page does not exist)">skate (fish)</a> or ray, a <i>Raja</i> species, probably <i><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Raja_clavata" title="Raja clavata">Raja clavata</a></i>. The eggcase of a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dogfish&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Dogfish (page does not exist)">dogfish</a> or small shark looks quite different, see <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Mermaid.htm">[1]</a>
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>