Zanobatus
Sign in to saveThe panrays are a genus, Zanobatus, of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola. It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which is included in the Myliobatiformes order, but based on genetic evidence some authorities place it in Rhinopristiformes or a sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Striped Panray
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRhinopristiformes
- FamilyRhinobatidae
Observations67
Groupanimalia
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- Zanobatidae
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The panrays are a genus, Zanobatus, of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola. It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which is included in the Myliobatiformes order, but based on genetic evidence some authorities place it in Rhinopristiformes or a sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.
The two species of panrays are generally poorly known and one of the species was only scientifically described in 2016. They are up to about long, and brownish above with a heavily mottled, blotched or barred dark pattern. They are ovoviviparous and feed on benthic invertebrates.