Stingrays
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatiformes is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown the myliobatiforms to be a monophyletic group, and its more derived members evolved their highly flattened shapes independently of the skates.
12 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 256 known species
Whiptail Stingrays
familyDasyatidae
Round Rays
familyUrolophidae
Eagle Rays
familyMyliobatidae
Painted Rays
familyAetobatidae
American Round Rays
familyUrotrygonidae
Devil Rays
familyMobulidae
Cownose Rays
familyRhinopteridae
River Stingrays
familyPotamotrygonidae
Butterfly Rays
familyGymnuridae
Panrays
familyZanobatidae
Giant Stingarees
familyPlesiobatidae
Sixgill Stingrays
familyHexatrygonidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 196615.