Myliobatiformes
| Myliobatiformes | |
|---|---|
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| Short-tail stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes Compagno, 1973 |
| Suborders | |
See text for families. | |
Myliobatiformes is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
Classification
Nelson's 2006 Fishes of the World arranges the Myliobatiformes as:
- Suborder Platyrhinoidei
- Family Platyrhinidae (thornbacks)
- Suborder Zanobatoidei
- Family Zanobatidae (panrays)
- Suborder Myliobatoidei (stingrays)
- Superfamily Hexatrygonoidea
- Family Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray)
- Superfamily Urolophoidea
- Family Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingray)
- Family Urolophidae (round stingrays)
- Superfamily Urotrygonoidea
- Family Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
- Superfamily Dasyatoidea
- Family Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)
- Family Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays)
- Family Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)
- Family Myliobatidae (eagle rays)
- Family Mobulidae (manta rays, devil rays)
- Family Aetobatidae (eagle rays)
- Family Rhinopteridae (cownose rays)
- Superfamily Hexatrygonoidea
References
- ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. "Myliobatiformes". WoRMS. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ "Order Summary for Myliobatiformes". FishBase. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ Nelson, J.S. (2006). Fishes of the World (fourth ed.). John Wiley. pp. 69–82. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
- ↑ Martin, R. Aidan. "Myliobatiformes: Stingrays". ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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