Common name: Whitetip weasel shark
Original description species: Compagno & Smale, 1985
Genus: Paragaleus Budker, 1935
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Negogaleus longicaudatus, Paragaleus randalli
Original description species: (Bessednov, 1966)
Genus: Paragaleus Budker, 1935
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Hemigaleus pectoralis, Paragaleus gruveli
Common name: Atlantic weasel shark
Original description species: (Garman, 1906)
Genus: Paragaleus Budker, 1935
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Negogaleus tengi
Common name: Straight-tooth weasel shark
Original description species: (Chen, 1963)
Genus: Paragaleus Budker, 1935
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Collared carpetshark
Original description species: Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
Genus: Parascyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Elongate carpet shark
Original description species: Last & Stevens, 2008
Genus: Parascyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Parascyllium ferrigineum, Parascyllium multimaculatum, Parascyllium (Neoparascyllium) multimaculatum
Common name: Rusty carpetshark
Original description species: Mcculloch, 1911
Genus: Parascyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Parascyllium sparsimaculata
Original description species: Goto & Last, 2002
Genus: Parascyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Hemiscyllium variolatum, Parascyllium nuchale, Parascyllium nuchalis
Common name: Necklace carpetshark
Original description species: (Duméril, 1853)
Genus: Parascyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasyatis orbicularis, Disceus strongylopterus, Disceus thayeri, Elipesurus strogylopterus, Ellipesurus strongylopterus, Paratrygon aireba, Paratrygon ajereba, Paratrygon cf. aiereba, Paratrygon strongylopterus, Potamotrygon orbicularis, Raia sloani, Raja orbicularis, Trygon aiereba, Trygon orbicularis, Trygon strogylopterus, Trygon strongyloptera, Trygon strongylopterus, Trygon (Paratrygon) aiereba
Common name: Discus ray
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Paratrygon Duméril, 1865
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
Genus: Paratrygon Duméril, 1865
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Loboda, Lasso, Rosa & De Carvalho, 2021
Genus: Paratrygon Duméril, 1865
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: White-clasper catshark
Original description species: Séret & Last, 2007
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Brazilian Filetail Catshark
Original description species: Soares, De Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Parmaturus cf. campechiensis
Common name: Campeche catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1979
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Velvet catshark
Original description species: Séret & Last, 2007
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Parmaturus (Parmaturus) macmillani
Common name: McMillan's cat shark
Original description species: Hardy, 1985
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Galeus hertwigi, Pristiurus hertwigi, Pristiurus pilosus
Common name: Salamander shark
Original description species: Garman, 1906
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus xaniurus, Pristiurus xaniurus, Scyliorhinus xaniurus
Common name: Filetail catshark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pastinachus atrus, Pastinachus cf. atrus, Pastinachus sephen ater , Taeniura atra
Common name: Cowtail stingray
Original description species: (Macleay, 1883)
Genus: Pastinachus Rüppell, 1828
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pastinachus cf. gracilicaudus
Common name: Narrowtail stingray
Original description species: Last & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2010
Genus: Pastinachus Rüppell, 1828
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasyatis gruveli, Dasyatis sephen, Dasyatis (Pastinachus) sephen, Dasybatus sephen, Dasybatus (Pastinachus) gruveli, Himantura fluviatilis, Hypolophus sephen, Pastinachus cf. sephen, Pastinachus gruveli, Raia fluviatilis, Raia sancur, Raia sephen, Raja fluviatilis, Raja sancur, Raja sephen, Raja wolga tenkee, Trigon forskalii, Trigon sephen, Trygon fluviatilis, Trygon sephen, Trygon wolgatenkee, Trygon wolgatzuke, Trygon (Hypolophus) sephen
Common name: Cowtail stingray
Original description species: (Fabricius in Niebuhr, 1775)
Genus: Pastinachus Rüppell, 1828
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Roughnose stingray
Original description species: Last, Manjaji & Yearsley, 2005
Genus: Pastinachus Rüppell, 1828
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Starrynose stingray
Original description species: Last, Fahmi & Naylor, 2010
Genus: Pastinachus Rüppell, 1828
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasyatis bleekari, Dasyatis bleekeri, Dasyatis blekeeri, Dasyatis (Himantura) bleekeri, Dasybatus bleekeri, Himantura bleekeri, Pateobatis bleekerii, Trygon bleekeri
Common name: Bleeker's whipray
Original description species: (Blyth, 1860)
Genus: Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Himantura fai
Common name: Pink whipray
Original description species: (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Genus: Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Himantura hortlei
Common name: Hortle's whipray
Original description species: (Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Kailola, 2006)
Genus: Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasyatis jenkinsii, Dasyatis (Amphotistius) jenkinsii, Dasyatis (Himantura) jenkinsii, Dasybatus jenkinsii, Himantura draco, Himantura jenkinsi, Himantura jenkinsii, Pateobatis cf. jenkinsii, Trygon jenkinsii
Common name: Pointed-nose stingray
Original description species: (Annandale, 1909)
Genus: Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Himantura cf. marginata, Himantura cf. uarnacoides, Himantura uarnacoides, Trygon uarnacoides, Trygon (Himantura) uarnacoides
Common name: Whitenose whip ray
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1852)
Genus: Pateobatis Last, Naylor & Manjaji-Matsumoto, 2016
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Allens skate
Original description species: Mceachran & Fechhelm, 1982
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Sandy skate
Original description species: Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Mosaic skate
Original description species: Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pavoraja (Pavoraja) nitida, Raia nitida, Raja nitida
Common name: Peacock skate
Original description species: (Günther, 1880)
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: False peacock skate
Original description species: Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dusky skate
Original description species: Last, Mallick & Yearsley, 2008
Genus: Pavoraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus profundicolus
Common name: Onefin catshark
Original description species: Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus: Pentanchus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Ebert, Akhilesh & Weigmann, 2018
Genus: Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Family: Pseudotriakidae Gill, 1893
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dwarf False Catshark
Original description species: Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Genus: Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Family: Pseudotriakidae Gill, 1893
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Hyuga fanray
Original description species: Iwatsuki, Miyamoto & Nakaya, 2011
Genus: Platyrhina Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Platyrhinidae Jordan, 1923
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Andaman Fanray
Original description species: White & Last, 2016
Genus: Platyrhina Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Platyrhinidae Jordan, 1923
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Discobatus sinensis, Platyrhina cf. limboonkengi, Platyrhina limboonkengi, Rhina sinensis
Common name: Fanray
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Platyrhina Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Platyrhinidae Jordan, 1923
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Yellow-spotted fanray
Original description species: Iwatsuki, Zhang & Nakaya, 2011
Genus: Platyrhina Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Platyrhinidae Jordan, 1923
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Platyrhina triseriata, Platyrhinoides triseriata, Platyrhinoides triseriatus, Platyrhinoidis triseriatus, Rhinobatus triseriatus
Common name: Thornback guitarfish
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Genus: Platyrhinoidis Garman, 1881
Family: Platyrhinidae Jordan, 1923
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Urolophus marmoratus., Urotrygon davesi, Urotrygon daviesi
Common name: Deepwater stingray
Original description species: (Wallace, 1967)
Genus: Plesiobatis Nishida, 1990
Family: Plesiobatididae Nishida, 1990
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Long-tailed river stingray
Original description species: Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987
Genus: Plesiotrygon Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Carvalho & Ragno, 2011
Genus: Plesiotrygon Rosa, Castello & Thorson, 1987
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Anna’s sixgill sawshark
Original description species: Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020
Genus: Pliotrema Regan, 1906
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Kaja’s sixgill sawshark
Original description species: Weigmann, Gon, Leeney & Temple, 2020
Genus: Pliotrema Regan, 1906
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pliotrema warrei
Common name: Sixgill sawshark
Original description species: Regan, 1906
Genus: Pliotrema Regan, 1906
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Scyliorhinus africanus, Scylliorhinus africanus, Scyllium africanum, Squalus africanus, Squalus striatus, Squalus vittatus
Common name: Striped catshark
Original description species: (Gmelin, 1789)
Genus: Poroderma Smith, 1838
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Conoporoderma marleyi, Poroderma marleyi, Poroderma pantherium, Poroderma submaculatum, Poroderma variegatum, Scyliorhinus pantherinus, Scylliorhinus pantherinus, Scyllium maeandrinum, Scyllium pantherinum, Scyllium variegatum
Common name: Leopard catshark
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Poroderma Smith, 1838
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Fontenelle & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: De Carvalho, 2016
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. amandae
Original description species: Loboda & De Carvalho, 2013
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Fontenelle & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Rosa, De Carvalho & De Almeida Wanderley, 2008
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon brachyurus, Potamotrygon brumi, Raja brachyura., Trygon brachyurus
Common name: Short-tailed river stingray
Original description species: (Günther, 1880)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. constellata, Potamotrygon circularis, Taeniura constellata
Common name: Thorny river stingray
Original description species: (Vaillant, 1880)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon castexi, Potamotrygon cf. castexi, Potamotrygon cf. falkneri, Potamotrygon menchacai
Common name: Largespot river stingray
Original description species: Castex & Maciel, 1963
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Fontenelle & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. henlei, Taeniura henlei, Trygon henlei, Trygon (Taeniura) henlei
Common name: Bigtooth river stingray
Original description species: (Castelnau, 1855)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Ellipesurus hystrix, Potamotrygon aff. hystrix, Potamotrygon cf. histrix, Potamotrygon hystrix, Taeniura hystrix, Trygon histrix, Trygon hystrix, Trygon (Trygon) hystrix
Common name: Porcupine river stingray
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pastenagus humboldtii
Original description species: (Roulin, 1829)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. humerosa, Potamotrygon humerosus
Common name: Smooth back river stingray
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: De Carvalho, 2016
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: White-blotched river stingray
Original description species: Castex & Castello, 1970
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Fontenelle, Da Silva & De Carvalho, 2014
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon magdalenensis, Taeniura magdalenae
Common name: Magdalena river stingray
Original description species: (Duméril, 1865)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Deynat, 2006
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Da Silva & Loboda, 2019
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Ellipesurus motoro, Paratrygon laticeps, Paratrygon motoro, Potamotrygon aff. motoro, Potamotrygon alba, Potamotrygon cf. motoro, Potamotrygon labradori, Potamotrygon laticeps, Potamotrygon pauckei, Raja motoro, Taeniura motoro, Taeniura mulleri, Trygon garrapa, Trygon mulleri, Trygon (Taeniura) muelleri, Trygon (Taeniura) mulleri
Common name: Ocellate river stingray
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. ocellata, Trygon hystrix ocellata
Common name: Red-blotched river stingray
Original description species: (Engelhardt, 1912)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Ellipesurus orbignyi, Ellipesurus reticulatus, Potamotrygon cf. dumerilii, Potamotrygon cf. orbignyi, Potamotrygon dumerili, Potamotrygon dumerilii, Potamotrygon reticulata, Potamotrygon reticulatus, Taeniura dumerili, Taeniura orbignyi, Trygon d'orbignyi, Trygon dorbignyi, Trygon dumerilii, Trygon orbignyi, Trygon reticulatus, Trygon (Taeniura) d'orbignyi, Trygon (Taeniura) dumerilii, Trygon (Taeniura) orbignyi
Common name: Smooth back river stingray
Original description species: (Castelnau, 1855)
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Loboda & De Carvalho, 2013
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: De Carvalho, 2016
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Roberts, 2020
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. schroederi
Common name: Rosette river stingray
Original description species: Fernández-Yépez, 1958
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon schuehmacheri, Potamotrygon schuemacheri
Original description species: Castex, 1964
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. scobina
Common name: Raspy river stingray
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon signatus
Common name: Parnaiba river stingray
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Potamotrygon cf. tatianae
Original description species: Silva & Carvalho, 2011
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Carvalho, Sabaj Perez & Lovejoy, 2011
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: De Carvalho, Rosa & De Araújo, 2016
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Maracaibo river stingray
Original description species: Castex & Castello, 1970
Genus: Potamotrygon Garman, 1877
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus glauca, Carcharhinus macki, Carcharhinus mackiei, Carcharias aethiops, Carcharias ciliaris, Carcharias glaucus, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias hirundinaceus, Carcharias pugae, Carcharias (Prionodon) glaucus, Carcharias (Prionodon) hirundinaceus, Carcharinus glaucus, Charcharias glaucus, Galeus glauca, Galeus glaucus, Glyphis glauca, Glyphis glaucus, Glyphis mackiei, Hypoprion isodus, Hypoprion (Hemigaleus) isodus, Isuropsis glaucus, Isurus glaucus, Prionace aff. glaucus, Prionace glaucum, Prionace glaucus, Prionace mackiei, Prionace sp., Prionodon glaucus, Prionodon sublamia, Squalus ciliaris, Squalus glaucus, Squalus rondeletii, Squalus (Carcharinus) glaucus, Thalassinus rondeletii, Thalassorhinus rondeletii, Thalassorhinus vulpecula
Common name: Blue shark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Prionace Cantor, 1849
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristis anisodon, Pristis cirratus, Pristis cirrhata, Pristis cirrhatus, Squalus anisodon, Squalus tentaculatus
Common name: Longnose sawshark
Original description species: (Latham, 1794)
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Tropical sawshark
Original description species: Yearsley, Last & White, 2008
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Japanese sawshark
Original description species: Günther, 1870
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Ebert & Wilms, 2013
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: African dwarf sawshark
Original description species: Ebert & Cailliet, 2011
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristiophorus oweni, Pristiophorus owenii
Common name: Shortnose sawshark
Original description species: Günther, 1870
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristiophorus cf. schroederi
Common name: Bahamas sawshark
Original description species: Springer & Bullis, 1960
Genus: Pristiophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Pristiophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dwarf sawfish
Original description species: Garman, 1906
Genus: Pristis Linck, 1790
Family: Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristis acutirostris, Pristis annandalei, Pristis cf. pectinata, Pristis cf. pectinatus, Pristis granulosa, Pristis leptodon, Pristis megalodon, Pristis occa, Pristis pectinatus, Pristis serra, Pristis woermanni, Pristis (Pristis) pectinatus, Pristobatus occa, Squalus pectinatus
Common name: Smalltooth sawfish
Original description species: Latham, 1794
Genus: Pristis Linck, 1790
Family: Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristiopsis leichhardti, Pristis aff. perotteti, Pristis antiquorum, Pristis canaliculata, Pristis caniculata, Pristis microdon, Pristis peroteti, Pristis perotteti, Pristis perottetii, Pristis perroteti, Pristis perrotteti, Pristis typica, Pristis zephyreus, Squalus pristis
Common name: Common sawfish
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Pristis Linck, 1790
Family: Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pristis dubius, Pristis zisron, Pristis zyrson, Pristis zysron, Pristis zysross
Common name: Longcomb sawfish
Original description species: Bleeker, 1851
Genus: Pristis Linck, 1790
Family: Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Calliscyllium venustum, Proscyllium venustum, Triakis habereri, Triakis venusta, Triakis venustum
Common name: Graceful catshark
Original description species: Hilgendorf, 1904
Genus: Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904
Family: Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Last & Vongpanich, 2004
Genus: Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904
Family: Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Blotched sand skate
Original description species: Marini, 1932
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Psammobatis glandissimilis, Psammobatis glansdissimilis, Raia extenta
Common name: Zipper sand skate
Original description species: (Garman, 1913)
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Freckled sand skate
Original description species: Mceachran, 1983
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Psammobatis parvacauda
Common name: Shortfin sand skate
Original description species: Mceachran, 1983
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Smallthorn sand skate
Original description species: Günther, 1870
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Malacorhina cirrifer, Psammobatis cirrifer
Common name: Spade sand skate
Original description species: Jordan, 1891
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Malacorhina mira, Raja mira, Raja philippii, Raja scobina, Raja (Malacorhina) mira, Uraptera scobina
Common name: Raspthorn sand skate
Original description species: (Philippi, 1857)
Genus: Psammobatis Günther, 1870
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Rutledge, 2019
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pseudobatos glaucostigmus, Rhinobatos glaucostigma, Rhinobatos glaucostigmus, Rhinobatus glaucostigma
Common name: Speckled guitarfish
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos horkeli, Rhinobatos horkelii, Rhinobatos horkelli, Rhinobatus horkeli, Rhinobatus horkelii, Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) horkelii
Common name: Brazilian guitarfish
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos cf. lentiginosus, Rhinobatos lentiginosus, Rhinobatus lentiginosis, Rhinobatus lentiginosus
Common name: Atlantic guitarfish
Original description species: (Garman, 1880)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Psamobatos leucorhynchus, Rhinobates leucorhynchus, Rhinobatos leucorhynchus, Rhinobatus leucorhynchus
Common name: Whitesnout guitarfish
Original description species: (Günther, 1866)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja percellens, Raja rhinobatos transparens, Rhinobatos percellens, Rhinobatos percelleus, Rhinobatos stellio, Rhinobatus glaucostictos, Rhinobatus percellens, Rhinobatus stellio, Rhinobatus undulatus, Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) undulatus
Common name: Chola guitarfish
Original description species: (Walbaum, 1792)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos planiceps, Rhinobatus planiceps
Common name: Pacific guitarfish
Original description species: (Garman, 1880)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos prahli, Rhinobatus prahli
Common name: Gorgona guitarfish
Original description species: (Acero & Franke, 1995)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatis producta, Rhinobatis productus, Rhinobatos cf. productus, Rhinobatos productus, Rhinobatus producta, Rhinobatus productus
Common name: Shovelnose guitarfish
Original description species: (Ayres, 1854)
Genus: Pseudobatos Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus kamoharai, Carcharias kamoharai, Carcharias yangi, Carcharias (Pseudocarcharias) pelagicus, Odontaspis kamoharai, Pseudocarcharias cf. kamoharai, Pseudocarcharias pelagicus, Pseudocarcharias yangi
Common name: Crocodile shark
Original description species: (Matsubara, 1936)
Genus: Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963
Family: Pseudocarchariidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum, Nebrius brevicaudatus, Pseudoginglymostoma cf. brevicaudatum
Original description species: (Günther, 1867)
Genus: Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus, 1986
Family: Ginglymostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pseudoraja fisheri
Common name: Fanfin skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954
Genus: Pseudoraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pseudotriacis microdon, Pseudotriakis acrages, Pseudotriakis acrales
Common name: False catshark
Original description species: De Brito Capello, 1868
Genus: Pseudotriakis De Brito Capello, 1868
Family: Pseudotriakidae Gill, 1893
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobatis bovina, Aetomylaeus bovina, Aetomylaeus bovinus, Myliobates episcopus, Myliobatis bonaparti, Myliobatis bovina, Myliobatis episcopus, Pteromylaeus bovina, Pteromylaeus cf. bovina, Raja episcopus
Common name: Bull ray
Original description species: (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Genus: Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasyatis atratus, Dasyatis guileri, Dasyatis purpurea, Dasyatis purpureus, Dasyatis violacea, Dasyatis violaceus, Dasyatis (Pteroplatytrygon) violacea, Dasybatis purpurea, Dasybatus violaceus, Trygon purpurea, Trygon violacea, Trygon violaceus, Trygon (Himantura) purpureus, Trygon (Trygon) violaceus
Original description species: (Bonaparte, 1832)
Genus: Pteroplatytrygon Fowler, 1910
Family: Dasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii