Myliobatiformes
Appearance
Myliobatiformes is one of the four groups of batoids. It is made up of cartilaginous fishes.[1] They are related to the shark family. They were recently re-classified as part of the monophyletic group, after being part of the Rajiformes group. Another relative to Myliobatiformes is the common form of skates.[2]
Families
[change | change source]- Platyrhinidae
- Zanobatidae
- Myliobatoidei
- Hexatrygonidae
- Plesiobatidae
- Urolophidae
- Urotrygonidae
- Dasyatidae
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nelson, J.S. (2006). Fishes of the World (fourth ed.). John Wiley. pp. 69–82. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
- ↑ Ichthyology: Ray and Skate Basics Florida Museum of Natural History