Bull ray (disambiguation)
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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 rays
    Bull rays
    Pteromylaeus 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 ray
    Eagle ray
    The 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....

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  • Bull ray
    Bull ray
    The 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 ray
    Blotched fantail ray
    The 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 stingray
    Thorntail stingray
    The 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 stingray
    Short-tail stingray
    The 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 fluviorum
    Dasyatis fluviorum
    The 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 stingray
    Cowtail stingray
    The 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 ray
    Australian bull ray
    The 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)

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