Batoidea
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| Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays and skates, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families. They are in the fish subclass Elasmobranchii, along with sharks.They are closely related to sharks, from which they can be distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces.
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| Bat ray |  Blue stingray
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 Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Bluespotted stingray |
| Bowmouth guitarfish | Butterfly ray | Common stingray | Common torpedo |
| Cownose ray | Leopard whipray | Manta ray | Ocellate river stingray |
| Round ribbontail ray | Sawfish | Spotted eagle ray | Whitespotted whipray |
| Xingu River ray | |||
