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Also Known As	Rajiformes • Rajoidea • Rajoidei

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A brown spotted stingray with broad, winglike fins and a long, slender tail rests on a sandy aquarium floor beside large rocks.

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Rajidae Anacanthobatidae Arynchobatidae barn-door skate little skate thornback ray fish eel lungfish shark sturgeon salmon ray seahorse tuna catfish mackerel

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