Family Dasyatidae
This family regroups all the Stingrays.
Bathytoshia lata – Brown stingray
Brevitrygon walga – Scaly whipray
Hemitrygon akajei – Red stingray
Himantura australis – Australian whipray
Himantura leoparda – Leopard whipray
Himantura tutul – Fine-spotted leopard whipray
Himantura uarnak – Honeycomb stingray
Hypanus sabinus – Atlantic stingray
Pastinachus ater – Broad cowtail ray
Pateobatis fai – Pink whipray
Taeniura lymma – Bluespotted fantail ray
Taeniurops meyeni – Blotched stingray
Urogymnus granulatus – Mangrove whipray
Urogymnus polylepis – Giant freshwater whipray
Family Myliobatidae
This family regroups the Eagle-rays and their relatives.
Aetobatus flagellum – Longheaded eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari – Atlantic spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus ocellatus – Ocellated eagle ray
Aetomylaeus vespertilio – Ornate eagle ray
Mobula alfredi – Reef manta ray
Myliobatis californica – Bat eagle ray
Myliobatis tobijei – Japanese eagle ray
Rhinoptera bonasus – Cownose ray
Rhinoptera javanica – Flapnose ray
Family Gymnuridae
This family regroups the Butterfly rays and their relatives.
Gymnura marmorata – California butterfly ray
Family Urotrygonidae
This family regroups the Yellow stingray and its relatives.
Urobatis halleri – Haller’s round ray
Family Urolophidae
This family regroups some of the Round rays and their relatives.
Family Rajidae
This family regroups the true Marine rays.
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