Scientific name Myliobatiformes Rank Order | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Batoids | |
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Mass Giant oceanic manta ray: 1,600 kg Lower classifications Stingray, Rhinoptera | ||
Myliobatiformes is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown the myliobatiforms to be a monophyletic group, and its more derived members evolved their highly flattened shapes independently of the skates.
Classification
Nelson's 2006 Fishes of the World arranges the Myliobatiformes as:
References
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