Order: Myliobatiformes (Stingrays)

Family: Dasyatidae (Stingrays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Bathytoshia brevicaudata Short-tail stingray
Bathytoshia centroura Rough-tail stingray
Bathytoshia lata Brown stingray
Brevitrygon heterura Dwarf whip-ray
Brevitrygon imbricata Scaly whip-ray
Brevitrygon javaensis Javan whip-ray
Brevitrygon walga Dwarf whip-ray
Dasyatis brevis Whip-tail stingray
Dasyatis chrysonota Blue stingray
Dasyatis gigantea Giant stump-tail stingray
Dasyatis hastata Unspecified
Dasyatis hypostigma Unspecified
Dasyatis marmorata Marbled stingray
Dasyatis matsubarai Pitted stingray
Dasyatis multispinosa Multi-spine giant stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca Common stingray
Dasyatis thetidis Thorn-tail stingray
Dasyatis tortonesei Tortonese's stingray
Dasyatis ushiei Cow stingray
Fluvitrygon kittipongi Unspecified
Fluvitrygon oxyrhyncha Marbled whip-ray
Fluvitrygon signifer White-rimmed stingray
Fontitrygon colarensis Unspecified
Fontitrygon garouaensis Smooth fresh-water stingray
Fontitrygon geijskesi Sharp-snout stingray
Fontitrygon margarita Daisy stingray
Fontitrygon margaritella Pearl stingray
Fontitrygon ukpam Thorny fresh-water stingray
Hemitrygon akajei Whip stingray
Hemitrygon bennettii Bennett's stingray
Hemitrygon fluviorum Estuary stingray
Hemitrygon izuensis Izu stingray
Hemitrygon laevigata Yantai stingray
Hemitrygon laosensis Mekong stingray
Hemitrygon navarrae Blackish stingray
Hemitrygon parvonigra Dwarf black stingray
Hemitrygon longicauda Merauke stingray
Hemitrygon sinensis Chinese stingray
Himantura alcockii Pale-spot whip-ray
Himantura australis Australian whip-ray
Himantura fava Honeycomb whip-ray
Himantura fluviatilis Ganges stingray
Himantura krempfi Marbled fresh-water whip-ray
Himantura leoparda Leopard whip-ray
Himantura marginata Black-edge whip-ray
Himantura microphthalma Small-eye whip-ray
Himantura pacifica Pacific chupare
Himantura pareh Unspecified
Himantura randalli Arabian banded whip-ray
Himantura schmardae Chupare stingray
Himantura tutul Fine-spotted leopard whip-ray
Himantura uarnak Honeycomb stingray
Himantura undulata Leopard whip-ray
Hypanus americanus Southern stingray
Hypanus dipterurus Diamond stingray
Hypanus guttatus Long-nose stingray
Hypanus longus Long-tail stingray
Hypanus marianae Unspecified
Hypanus rudis Small-tooth stingray
Hypanus sabinus Atlantic stingray
Hypanus say Blunt-nose stingray
Maculabatis ambigua Baraka's whip-ray
Maculabatis arabica Arabic whip-ray
Maculabatis astra Black-spotted whip-ray
Maculabatis bineeshi Short-tail whip-ray
Maculabatis gerrardi Sharp-nose stingray
Maculabatis pastinacoides Round whip-ray
Maculabatis toshi Black-spotted whip-ray
Makararaja chindwinensis Unspecified
Megatrygon microps Small-eye stingray
Neotrygon annotata Plain mask-ray
Neotrygon australiae Australian blue-spotted mask-ray
Neotrygon caeruleopunctata Blue-spotted mask-ray
Neotrygon kuhlii Blue-spotted stingray
Neotrygon leylandi Painted mask-ray
Neotrygon ningalooensis Ningaloo mask-ray
Neotrygon orientale Oriental blue-spotted stingray
Neotrygon picta Peppered mask-ray
Pastinachus atrus Unspecified
Pastinachus gracilicaudus Narrow-tail stingray
Pastinachus sephen Cow-tail stingray
Pastinachus solocirostris Rough-nose stingray
Pastinachus stellurostris Starry-nose stingray
Pateobatis bleekeri Bleeker's whip-ray
Pateobatis fai Pink whip-ray
Pateobatis hortlei Hortle's whip-ray
Pateobatis jenkinsii Jenkins' whip-ray
Pateobatis uarnacoides White-nose whip-ray
Pteroplatytrygon violacea Pelagic stingray
Taeniura grabata Round stingray
Taeniura lessoni Oceania fan-tail ray
Taeniura lymma Ribbon-tail stingray
Taeniurops meyeni Round ribbon-tail ray
Telatrygon acutirostra Unspecified
Telatrygon biasa Indonesian sharp-nose ray
Telatrygon zugei Pale-edged stingray
Urogymnus acanthobothrium Mumburarr whip-ray
Urogymnus asperrimus Porcupine ray
Urogymnus dalyensis Unspecified
Urogymnus granulatus Mangrove whip-ray
Urogymnus lobistomus Tube-mouth whip-ray
Urogymnus polylepis Fresh-water whip-ray

Family: Gymnuridae (Butterfly rays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Gymnura afuerae Unspecified
Gymnura altavela Spiny butterfly ray
Gymnura australis Australian butterfly ray
Gymnura bimaculata Twin-spot butterfly ray
Gymnura crebripunctata Long-snout butterfly ray
Gymnura crooki Unspecified
Gymnura hirundo Madeira butterfly ray
Gymnura japonica Japanese butterfly ray
Gymnura lessae Atlantic butterfly ray
Gymnura marmorata California butterfly ray
Gymnura micrura Smooth butterfly ray
Gymnura natalensis Diamond ray
Gymnura poecilura Long-tailed butterfly ray
Gymnura sereti Unspecified
Gymnura tentaculata Tentacled butterfly ray
Gymnura zonura Zone-tail butterfly ray

Family: Hexatrygonidae (Six-gill stingrays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Hexatrygon bickelli Six-gill sting ray

Family: Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Aetobatus flagellum Long-headed eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari Spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narutobiei Naru eagle ray
Aetobatus ocellatus Ocellated eagle ray
Aetomylaeus asperrimus Rough eagle ray
Aetomylaeus bovinus Bull ray
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus Blue-banded eagle ray
Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled eagle ray
Aetomylaeus milvus Unspecified
Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded eagle ray
Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray
Mobula alfredi Alfred manta
Mobula birostris Giant manta
Mobula eregoodootenkee Long-horned mobula ray
Mobula hypostoma Lesser devil ray
Mobula japanica Spine-tail mobula ray
Mobula kuhlii Short-fin devil ray
Mobula mobular Giant devil ray
Mobula munkiana Munk's devil ray
Mobula rochebrunei Lesser Guinean devil ray
Mobula tarapacana Chilean devil ray
Mobula thurstoni Smooth-tail mobula ray
Myliobatis aquila Common eagle ray
Myliobatis australis Australian bull ray
Myliobatis californica Bat eagle ray
Myliobatis chilensis Chilean eagle ray
Myliobatis freminvillei Bull-nose eagle ray
Myliobatis goodei Southern eagle ray
Myliobatis hamlyni Purple eagle ray
Myliobatis longirostris Snouted eagle ray
Myliobatis peruvianus Peruvian eagle ray
Myliobatis ridens Short-nose eagle ray
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Eagle ray
Myliobatis tobijei Japanese eagle ray
Rhinoptera adspersa Rough cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera bonasus Cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera brasiliensis Brazilian cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera javanica Flap-nose ray
Rhinoptera jayakari Oman cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera marginata Lusitanian cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera neglecta Australian cow-nose ray
Rhinoptera steindachneri Pacific cow-nose ray

Family: Plesiobatidae (Deep water stingrays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Plesiobatis daviesi Deep-water stingray

Family: Potamotrygonidae (River stingrays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Heliotrygon gomesi Gomes' round ray
Heliotrygon rosai Rosa's round ray
Paratrygon aiereba Discus ray
Plesiotrygon iwamae Long-tailed river stingray
Plesiotrygon nana Black-tailed antenna ray
Potamotrygon adamastor Unspecified
Potamotrygon albimaculata Unspecified
Potamotrygon amandae Unspecified
Potamotrygon amazona Unspecified
Potamotrygon boesemani Unspecified
Potamotrygon brachyura Short-tailed river stingray
Potamotrygon constellata Thorny river stingray
Potamotrygon falkneri Large-spot river stingray
Potamotrygon garmani Unspecified
Potamotrygon henlei Big-tooth river stingray
Potamotrygon humerosa Unspecified
Potamotrygon hystrix Porcupine river stingray
Potamotrygon jabuti Unspecified
Potamotrygon leopoldi White-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon limai Unspecified
Potamotrygon magdalenae Magdalena river stingray
Potamotrygon marinae Unspecified
Potamotrygon motoro South American freshwater stingray
Potamotrygon ocellata Red-blotched river stingray
Potamotrygon orbignyi Smooth-back river stingray
Potamotrygon pantanensis Unspecified
Potamotrygon rex Great freshwater stingray
Potamotrygon schroederi Rosette river stingray
Potamotrygon schuhmacheri Unspecified
Potamotrygon scobina Raspy river stingray
Potamotrygon signata Parnaiba river stingray
Potamotrygon tatianae Unspecified
Potamotrygon tigrina Tiger stingray
Potamotrygon wallacei Unspecified
Potamotrygon yepezi Maracaibo river stingray

Family: Urolophidae (Round rays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Spinilophus armatus New Ireland stingaree
Trygonoptera galba Yellow shovel-nose stingaree
Trygonoptera imitata Eastern shovel-nose stingaree
Trygonoptera mucosa Western shovel-nose stingaree
Trygonoptera ovalis Striped stingaree
Trygonoptera personata Masked stingaree
Trygonoptera testacea Common stingaree
Urolophus aurantiacus Sepia stingray
Urolophus bucculentus Sandy-back stingaree
Urolophus circularis Circular stingaree
Urolophus cruciatus Cross-back stingaree
Urolophus deforgesi Unspecified
Urolophus expansus Wide stingaree
Urolophus flavomosaicus Patchwork stingaree
Urolophus gigas Spotted stingaree
Urolophus halleri Haller's round ray
Urolophus javanicus Java stingaree
Urolophus kaianus Kai stingaree
Urolophus kapalensis Kapala stingaree
Urolophus lobatus Lobed stingaree
Urolophus mitosis Mitotic stingaree
Urolophus neocaledoniensis New Caledonia stingaree
Urolophus orarius Coastal stingaree
Urolophus papilio Unspecified
Urolophus paucimaculatus Sparsely-spotted stingaree
Urolophus piperatus Coral sea stingaree
Urolophus sufflavus Yellow-back stingaree
Urolophus viridis Green-back stingaree
Urolophus westraliensis Brown stingaree

Family: Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Urobatis concentricus Spot-on-spot round ray
Urobatis jamaicensis Yellow stingray
Urobatis maculatus Spotted round ray
Urobatis marmoratus Chilean round stingray
Urobatis pardalis Leopard round stingray
Urobatis tumbesensis Tumbes round stingray
Urotrygon aspidura Spiny-tail round ray
Urotrygon caudispinosus Unspecified
Urotrygon chilensis Chilean round ray
Urotrygon cimar Unspecified
Urotrygon microphthalmum Small-eyed round stingray
Urotrygon munda Munda round ray
Urotrygon nana Dwarf round ray
Urotrygon peruanus Peruvian stingray
Urotrygon reticulata Reticulate round ray
Urotrygon rogersi Rogers' round ray
Urotrygon serrula Saw-spined round ray
Urotrygon simulatrix Fake round ray
Urotrygon venezuelae Venezuela round stingray

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