Southern Stingray

Southern Stingray
Southern Stingray – by Kevin Eddy (Flickr.com/commons/)

Worth knowing about the Southern Stingray

Taxonomy

The Southern Stingray (Hypanus americanus) is a member of the animal kingdom, specifically the Chordata tribe. They’re split into the class Chondrichthyes, the order Myliobatiformes, the family Dasyatidae, the genus Dasyatis, and the species Hypanus americanus here.

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Eagle Ray (Various Species)

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Eagle Ray – Worth knowing about the Eagle Ray

The eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) belongs to the class of the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), of the order Myliobatiformes, the family Myliobatidae, and the genus Aetobatus. These are large rays comprising 20 species in four genera.

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