Batoidea
Superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 families. Rays are distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces.
| Batoidea Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Giant devil ray, Mobula mobular | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Clade: | Neoselachii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea Compagno, 1973 |
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Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari