#order_Rajiformes__Rajiformes__Batoidei__order_Batoidei  fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
  supertype:  animal_order  the order of animals
  member of:  subclass_Elasmobranchii
  member:  family_Pristidae__Pristidae  large primitive rays with elongated snouts
     member:  sawfish  primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
     member:  genus_Pristis__Pristis  type genus of the Pristidae
        member:  smalltooth_sawfish__Pristis_pectinatus  commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive
  member:  family_Rhinobatidae__Rhinobatidae  primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
     member:  guitarfish  primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body
  member:  family_Dasyatidae__Dasyatidae  sting rays
     member:  stingray  large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
     member:  genus_Dasyatis__Dasyatis  type genus of the Dasyatidae
        member:  roughtail_stingray__roughtailstingray__Dasyatis_centroura  one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
     member:  genus_Gymnura__Gymnura  butterfly rays
        member:  butterfly_ray__butterflyray  short-tailed broad-finned stingray
  member:  family_Myliobatidae__Myliobatidae  eagle rays
     member:  eagle_ray__eagleray  powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
     member:  genus_Aetobatus__Aetobatus  a genus of Myliobatidae
        member:  spotted_eagle_ray__spottedeagleray__spotted_ray__spottedray__Aetobatus_narinari  ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
     member:  genus_Rhinoptera__Rhinoptera  a genus of Myliobatidae
        member:  cownose_ray__cownoseray__cow-nosed_ray__cownosedray__Rhinoptera_bonasus  large ray found along eastern coast of North America
  member:  family_Mobulidae__Mobulidae  large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
     member:  manta_ray__mantaray__manta__devilfish  extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
     member:  genus_Manta  a genus of Mobulidae
        member:  Atlantic_manta__Manta_birostris  largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
     member:  genus_Mobula__Mobula  type genus of the Mobulidae
        member:  devil_ray__devilray__Mobula_hypostoma  small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
  member:  family_Rajidae__Rajidae  bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
     member:  skate  large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
     member:  genus_Raja__Raja  type genus of the family Rajidae
        member:  gray_skate__Raja_batis  common European skate used as food
        member:  little_skate__Raja_erinacea  most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches
        member:  thorny_skate__Raja_radiata  cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
        member:  barndoor_skate__Raja_laevis  one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook

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