Panray
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The panrays are a genus, Zanobatus, of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola.[1] It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which traditionally has been included in the Myliobatiformes order, but based on genetic evidence it is now in Rhinopristiformes[2][3] or a sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.[4]
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Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleinii | |
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Family: | Zanobatidae Fowler, 1928 |
Genus: | Zanobatus Garman, 1913 |
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The two species of panrays are generally poorly known and one of the species was only scientifically described in 2016.[1][5] They are up to about 60 cm (2 ft) long, and brownish above with a heavily mottled, blotched or barred dark pattern. They are ovoviviparous and feed on benthic invertebrates.[1]