order Rajiformes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

order Rajiformes - fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishesBatoidei, order Batoidei, Rajiformesanimal order - the order of animalsElasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skatesfamily Pristidae, Pristidae - large primitive rays with elongated snoutsfamily Rhinobatidae, Rhinobatidae - primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodiesDasyatidae, family Dasyatidae - sting raysfamily Myliobatidae, Myliobatidae - eagle raysfamily Mobulidae, Mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantasfamily Rajidae, Rajidae - bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates