Batoidea

Rajiformes- common rays and skates

Related Topics:
Rajiformes - Skate

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Pristiformes - sawfishes

Related Topics:
Pristiformes - Sawfish

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Torpediniformes - electric rays

Related Topics:
Torpediniformes - Electric ray

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See text for families.

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Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes containing more than 500 described species in thirteen familes. They are commonly known as rays, but that term may also be used specifically for batoids in the order Rajiformes, the "true rays".

Related Topics:
Superorder - Cartilaginous fishes - Rajiformes

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Batoids are closely related to sharks; indeed according to recent DNA analyses the catshark is more closely related to the batoids than to other sharks. Young batoids look very much like young sharks.

Related Topics:
Shark - Catshark

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