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Pteroplatea Maclura
Ray Ray, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (Stoasodon n[`a]rinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray (Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins. Devil ray. See Sea Devil. Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatid[ae], or [AE]tobatid[ae]. The common European species (Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller. Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo. Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata). Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonid[ae] having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree.

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- Synonyms Aetoplatea Valenciennes in J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 Dasyatis Gray, 1851 Phanerocephalus Gratzianov, 1906 Pteroplatea J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837...
- ray Synonyms Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879 Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843 Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880 Pteroplatea valenciennii...
- Shaw, 1804) Range of the longtail butterfly ray Synonyms Pastinaca kunsa Cuvier, 1829 Pteroplatea annulata Swainson, 1839 Raja poecilura Shaw, 1804...
- Gymnuridae Genus: Gymnura Species: G. australis Binomial name Gymnura australis (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Synonyms Pteroplatea australis Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886...
- sonomensis Pteria †Pteria berryi †Pteria hertleini †Pteria pellucida †Pteroplatea †Pteroplatea lapi****osa – type locality for species Pteropurpura †Pteropurpura...
- penicillata †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus †Pseudotsuga Pteria †Pteroplatea Pteropurpura †Pteropurpura festiva Pterostichus Pterynotus †Ptilodus...