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Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays, this taxon is also known as the superorder Batoidea, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as the division Batomorphi. [2] They and their close relatives, the sharks, compose the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes ...
Rajiformes / ˈ r æ dʒ ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is one of the four orders in the clade Batomorphi, often referred to as the superorder Batoidea, flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. [2] Rajiforms are distinguished by the presence of greatly enlarged pectoral fins , which reach as far forward as the sides of the head, with a generally ...
Aellopobatis (meaning "storm wind ray") is an extinct genus of spathobatid rays from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age) Solnhofen Archipelago of Germany. The genus contains a single species , A. bavarica , known from several complete, well-preserved specimens.
Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks , compose the subclass Elasmobranchii . Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 families.
Batomorphi: Order: Rhinopristiformes ... (thornback rays) [6] ... Alone or in combination, such features cause fishes in this group to be susceptible to extinction. ...
Batomorphi: Order: Myliobatiformes: Family: Mobulidae Gill ... but recent DNA analysis shows that Mobula as traditionally recognized is paraphyletic to manta rays, ...
Camouflaged porcupine ray. Myliobatiformes (/ m ɪ l i ˈ ɒ b ə t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /) is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. [2] [3] 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 ...
Eagle rays live close to the coast in depths of 1 to 30 m (3 to 98 ft) and in exceptional cases, they are found as deep as 300 m (980 ft). The eagle ray is most commonly seen cruising along sandy beaches in very shallow waters, its two wings sometimes breaking the surface and giving the impression of two sharks traveling together.