Bull ray (disambiguation)
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Various stingray
species are at times called bull rays. These include:
Stingray
The stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes, and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae , Plesiobatidae , Urolophidae , Urotrygonidae , Dasyatidae , Potamotrygonidae The...
species are at times called bull rays. These include:
- Bull raysBull raysPteromylaeus is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae. They are commonly known as bull rays, a name that is also used specifically to refer to Pteromylaeus bovinus, as well as colloquially for a number of other large Australian rays such as Myliobatis australis and Dasyatis thetidis. Two...
(Pteromylaeus) (see Eagle rayEagle rayThe eagle rays are a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom....
s) - Bull rayBull rayThe bull ray, Pteromylaeus bovinus, or duckbill ray is a large stingray of the eagle ray family found around coasts of Europe and Africa....
(Pteromylaeus bovinus) - Blotched fantail rayBlotched fantail rayThe blotched fantail ray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific. It is a bottom-dwelling inhabitant of lagoons, estuaries, and reefs, generally at a depth of...
(Taeniura meyeni) - Black stingray or thorntail stingrayThorntail stingrayThe thorntail stingray, black stingray, or longtail stingray is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found off southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand from the intertidal zone to a depth of . This bottom-dweller inhabits soft-bottomed habitats such as lagoons, estuaries, and...
(Dasyatis thetidis) - Short-tail stingrayShort-tail stingrayThe short-tail stingray or smooth stingray is a common species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It occurs off southern Africa, typically offshore at a depth of , and off southern Australia and New Zealand, from the intertidal zone to a depth of...
or smooth stingray (Dasyatis brevicaudata) - Estuary stingray (Dasyatis fluviorumDasyatis fluviorumThe estuary stingray , also called the estuary stingaree or brown stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Endemic to eastern Australia, it typically inhabits shallow, mangrove-lined tidal rivers, estuaries, and bays in southern Queensland and New South Wales. This yellow-brown...
) - Cowtail stingrayCowtail stingrayThe cowtail stingray, Pastinachus sephen, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, widespread in the Indo-Pacific region and occasionally entering freshwater habitats. Other common names include banana-tail ray, drab stingray, fantail ray, feathertail stingray, and frill tailed sting ray...
or banana tail ray (Pastinachus sephen) - Australian bull rayAustralian bull rayThe Australian bull ray or southern eagle ray is a large eagle ray of temperate waters of Australia. It is possible that it is the same species as the New Zealand eagle ray ....
(Myliobatis australis)