Trygonorrhinidae
Family of cartilaginous fishes
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Trygonorrhinidae, the banjo rays, is a family of rays, comprising eight species in three genera. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae.[1][2][3]
| Trygonorrhinidae | |
|---|---|
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| Eastern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Trygonorrhinidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016 |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
- Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
- Aptychotrema rostrata Shaw, 1794 (Eastern shovelnose ray)
- Aptychotrema timorensis Last, 2004 (Spotted shovelnose ray)
- Aptychotrema vincentiana Haacke, 1885 (Western shovelnose ray)
- Trygonorrhina J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
- Trygonorrhina dumerilii (Castelnau, 1873) (Southern fiddler ray)
- Trygonorrhina fasciata J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Eastern fiddler ray)
- Zapteryx D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880
- Zapteryx brevirostris J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Shortnose guitarfish)
- Zapteryx exasperata D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Banded guitarfish)
- Zapteryx xyster D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Southern banded guitarfish)
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