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Galeoidei

shark suborder
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  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    chondrichthyan
    / Annotated classification

    Suborder Galeoidei (typical sharks) 5 gill openings on each side of body; anal fin present; dorsal fin or fins not preceded by spines. Family Odontaspididae (sand sharks) Formerly Carchariidae. Caudal peduncle (narrow “stalk” of the tail) without lateral keels; with a distinct pit on its

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    Suborder Galeoidei (typical sharks) 5 gill openings on each side of body; anal fin present; dorsal fin or fins not preceded by spines. Family Odontaspididae (sand sharks) Formerly Carchariidae. Caudal peduncle (narrow “stalk” of the tail) without lateral keels; with a distinct pit on its

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