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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae Stingrays
Subfamily: Hypolophinae
Genus: Pastinachus

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pastinachus ater Broad cowtail ray Indo-West Pacific 200 WD 1883
Pastinachus gracilicaudus Narrowtail stingray Western Pacific 83 WD 2010
Pastinachus sephen Cowtail stingray Northwestern Indian Ocean 183 WD 1775
Pastinachus solocirostris Roughnose stingray Western Pacific 45 WD 2005
Pastinachus stellurostris Starrynose stingray Asia 42.8 WD 2010



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