Panray

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 is included in the Myliobatiformes order,^[2] but based on genetic evidence some authorities place it in Rhinopristiformes^[3][4] or a sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.^[5]

Panray
Striped panray, Zanobatus schoenleinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Zanobatidae Fowler, 1928
Genus:	Zanobatus Garman, 1913
Species
2, see text

The two species of panrays are generally poorly known and one of the species was only scientifically described in 2016.^[1][6] 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]

Species

There are two recognized species in the genus:^[1][6]

• Zanobatus maculatus Séret, 2016
• Zanobatus schoenleinii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841)