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Stingray
Stingrays
are a group of
rays
, which are
cartilaginous fish
related to
sharks
. They are classified in the suborder
Myliobatoidei
of the order
Myliobatiformes
and consist of eight families:
Hexatrygonidae
(sixgill stingray),
Plesiobatidae
(deep water stingray),
Urolophidae
(stingarees),
Urotrygonidae
(round rays),
Dasyatidae
(whiptail stingrays),
Potamotrygonidae
(river stingrays),
Gymnuridae
(butterfly rays), and
Myliobatidae
(eagle rays).
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