Synonyms: Dasybatis asterias, Raia asterias, Raia punctata, Raia stellata, Raja jojenia, Raja punctata, Raja punctatus, Raja schultzii, Raja stellata, Raja (Raja) asterias
Common name: Starry ray
Original description species: Delaroche, 1809
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia blanda, Raia brachyura, Raja blanda, Raja (Raja) brachyura
Common name: Blonde ray
Original description species: Lafont, 1873
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Astrape capensis, Cephaleutherus maculatus, Dasybatis clavata, Malacoraja clavata, Raia aspera, Raia clavata, Raia clavata., Raia rhizacanthus, Raia rubus, Raja aff. clavata, Raja aspera, Raja bonae-speiensis, Raja bonaespeiensis, Raja capensis*, Raja cf. clavata, Raja leiobatos, Raja pontica, Raja rhizacanthus, Raja rubus, Raja (Raja) capensis, Raja (Raja) cf. clavata, Raja (Raja) clavata
Common name: Thornback ray
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Cape Verde skate
Original description species: Krefft, 1965
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia maderensis, Raja (Raja) maderensis
Common name: Madeiran ray
Original description species: Lowe, 1838
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja africana, Raja (Raja) africana
Common name: African ray
Original description species: White & Fricke, 2021
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia microcellata, Raia microocellata, Raja microcelata, Raja microcellata, Raja microocelata, Raja (Raja) microocellata
Common name: Small-eyed ray
Original description species: Montagu, 1818
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia miraletus, Raia quadrimaculata, Raja cf. miraletus, Raja quadrimaculata, Raja (Raja) miraletus
Common name: Brown ray
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia montagui, Raia oculata, Raja oculata, Raja (Raja) montagui
Common name: Spotted ray
Original description species: Fowler, 1910
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia ocellifera
Original description species: Regan, 1906
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Raja parva
Original description species: Last & Séret, 2016
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Okamejei pita, Raja (Okamejei) pita
Common name: Pita skate
Original description species: Fricke & Al-Hassan, 1995
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia polystigma, Raja cf. polystigma, Raja (Raja) polystigma
Common name: Speckled ray
Original description species: Regan, 1923
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Batis radula, Raia radula, Raia virgata, Raja atra, Raja cf. radula, Raja (Raja) radula
Common name: Rough ray
Original description species: Delaroche, 1809
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja rouxi, Raja (Raja) rouxi, Raja (Raja) straeleni
Common name: Biscuit skate
Original description species: Poll, 1951
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasybatis undulata, Leucoraja undulata, Raia picta, Raia undulata, Raja agassizi ribeiroi, Raja fenestra, Raja mosaica, Raja picta, Raja (Raja) undulata
Common name: Undulate ray
Original description species: Lacepède, 1802
Genus: Raja Linné, 1758
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja annandalei, Raja (Rajella) annandalei
Common name: Annandale's skate
Original description species: (Weber, 1913)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia barnardi, Raja barnardi, Raja confundens, Raja dageti, Raja (Rajella) barnardi, Raja (Rajella) confundens
Common name: Bigthorn skate
Original description species: (Norman, 1935)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia bathyphila, Raja bathyphila, Raja bathyphilla, Raja (Rajella) bathyphila
Common name: Deepwater ray
Original description species: (Holt & Byrne, 1908)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja bigelowi, Raja (Rajella) bigelowi
Common name: Bigelow's ray
Original description species: (Stehmann, 1978)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia albalinea, Raia caudaspinosa, Raja caudaspinosa, Raja (Rajella) caudaspinosa
Common name: Munchkin skate
Original description species: (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Challenger skate
Original description species: Last & Stehmann, 2008
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja dissimilis, Raja (Rajella) dissimilis
Common name: Ghost skate
Original description species: (Hulley, 1970)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Long & Mccosker, 1999
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Malacoraja fuliginea, Raja fuliginea, Rajella cf. fuliginea
Common name: Sooty skate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1954)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Breviraja marklei, Raia fyllae, Raja fyllae, Raja fyllae lipacantha, Raja (Rajella) fyllae
Common name: Round ray
Original description species: (Lütken, 1887)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja kukujevi, Raja (Rajella) kukujevi
Common name: Mid-Atlantic skate
Original description species: (Dolganov, 1985)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia leopardus, Raja leopardus, Raja (Rajella) cf. leopardus, Raja (Rajella) leopardus, Rajella leopardus
Common name: Leopard skate
Original description species: (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dasybatis lintea, Dipturus lintea, Dipturus linteus, Leucoraja lintea, Raia ingolfiana, Raia lintea, Raja ingolfiana, Raja lintea, Raja (Dipturus) lintea
Common name: Sailray
Original description species: (Fries, 1838)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Bathyraja nigerrima, Breviraja nigerrima, Malacoraja nigerrima, Raja (Rajella) nigerrima
Common name: Blackish skate
Original description species: (De Buen, 1960)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Sparsely-thorned skate
Original description species: Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2014
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dipturus purpuriventralis, Malacoraja purpuriventralis, Raja purpuriventralis, Rajella cf. purpuriventralis, Rajella cf. purpuriventralis
Common name: Purplebelly skate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja ravidula, Raja (Rajella) ravidula
Common name: Smoothback skate
Original description species: (Hulley, 1970)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Malacoraja sadowskii, Raja sadowskii, Raja (Rajella) sadowski, Raja (Rajella) sadowskii, Rajella sadowskyi, Rajella sadowskyii
Common name: Brazilian skate
Original description species: (Krefft & Stehmann, 1974)
Genus: Rajella Stehmann, 1970
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhamphobatis ancylostoma, Rhamphobatis ancylostomus, Rhina anclyostoma, Rhina ancyclostoma, Rhina ancylostomus, Rhina cyclostomus, Rhinobates (Rhina) cyclostomus, Rhynchobatus ancylostomus, Squatina ancyclostoma
Common name: Bowmouth guitarfish
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Micristodus punctatus, Rhincodon aff. typus, Rhincodon cf. typus, Rhineodon typicus, Rhineodon typus, Rhiniodon typus, Rhinodon pentalineatus, Rhinodon typicus
Original description species: Smith, 1828
Genus: Rhincodon Smith, 1829
Family: Rhincodontidae Garman, 1913
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus albomaculatus, Rhynchobatus albomaculatus
Common name: White-spotted guitarfish
Original description species: Norman, 1930
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos cf. annandalei, Rhinobatus annandalei
Common name: Annandale's guitarfish
Original description species: Norman, 1926
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Ebert & Gon, 2017
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Borneo Shovelnose Ray
Original description species: Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus holcorhynchus
Common name: Slender guitarfish
Original description species: Norman, 1922
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus hynnicephalus
Common name: Angel fish
Original description species: Richardson, 1846
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus irvinei
Common name: Spineback guitarfish
Original description species: Norman, 1931
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos cf. jimbaranensis
Common name: Jimbaran shovelnose ray
Original description species: Last, White & Fahmi, 2006
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus lionotus
Common name: Smoothback guitarfish
Original description species: Norman, 1926
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Papuan Guitarfish
Original description species: White, Last & Naylor, 2016
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Indonesian shovelnose ray
Original description species: Last, White & Fahmi, 2006
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos cf. punctifer
Common name: Spotted guitarfish
Original description species: Compagno & Randall, 1987
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Last, Séret & Naylor, 2019
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Leiobatus panduratus, Leiobatus pauduratus, Raia rhinobates, Raia rhinobatus, Raia rinobatos, Raia squatinoraia, Raia (Syrrhina) columnae, Raja rhinobates, Raja rhinobatos, Raja rhinobatus, Rhinobatis columnae, Rhinobatis duhameli, Rhinobatos columnae, Rhinobatos rhinobatus, Rhinobatos (Rhinobatos) rhinobatos, Rhinobatus colomnae, Rhinobatus columnae, Rhinobatus duhameli, Rhinobatus mediterraneus, Rhinobatus panduratus, Rhinobatus rhinobatus, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) columnae, Squatinoraja colonna
Common name: Common guitarfish
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Goldeneye shovelnose
Original description species: Last, 2004
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobates shelgli, Rhinobatis schlegelii, Rhinobatos cf. schlegelii, Rhinobatos formosensis, Rhinobatos schlegeli, Rhinobatos schlegelli, Rhinobatus formosensis, Rhinobatus natalensis, Rhinobatus schlegel, Rhinobatus schlegeli, Rhinobatus schlegelii, Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) schlegelii
Common name: Yellow guitarfish
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014
Genus: Rhinobatos Linck, 1790
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert, 1990
Genus: Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901
Family: Rhinochimaeridae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Harriotta atlantica
Common name: Spearnose chimaera
Original description species: Holt & Byrne, 1909
Genus: Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901
Family: Rhinochimaeridae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Harriotta pacifica, Rhinchochimaera (Harriotta) pacifica
Common name: Pacific spookfish
Original description species: (Mitsukuri, 1895)
Genus: Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901
Family: Rhinochimaeridae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Raja bonasus, Raja quadriloba, Rhinoptera aff. bonasus, Rhinoptera affinis, Rhinoptera cf. bonasus, Rhinoptera lalandi, Rhinoptera lalandii, Rhinoptera quadriloba
Common name: Cownose ray
Original description species: (Mitchill, 1815)
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja brasiliensis, Rhinoptera aff. brasiliensis, Rhinoptera cf. brasiliensis
Common name: Ticon cownose ray
Original description species: Müller, 1836
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinoptera adspersa
Common name: Javanese cownose ray
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinoptera sewelli
Common name: Oman cownose ray
Original description species: Boulenger, 1895
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Myliobatis marginata, Rhinoptera marmoratus
Common name: Lusitanian cownose ray
Original description species: (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinoptera cf. neglecta
Common name: Australian cownose ray
Original description species: Ogilby, 1912
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Bleeker, 1863
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinoptera cf. steindachneri
Common name: Pacific cownose ray
Original description species: Evermann & Jenkins, 1891
Genus: Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
Family: Rhinopteridae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Bathyraja kujiensis, Raja kujiensis
Common name: Dapple-bellied softnose skate
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1916)
Genus: Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: White-bellied softnose skate
Original description species: Ishiyama, 1952
Genus: Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Oda's skate
Original description species: Ishiyama, 1958
Genus: Rhinoraja Ishiyama, 1952
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus (Scoliodon) acutus, Carcharias aaronis, Carcharias acutus, Carcharias crenidens, Carcharias eumeces, Carcharias sorrahkowah, Carcharias walbeehmi, Carcharias walbeehmii, Carcharias walbenii, Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrahkowah, Carcharias (Scoliodon) acutus, Carcharias (Scoliodon) crenidens, Carcharias (Scoliodon) walbeehmi, Carcharinus acutus, Carcharinus walbeehmi, Hypoprion acutus, Protozygaena longmani, Rhizoprion crenidens, Rhizoprionodon aff. acutus, Rhizoprionodon cf. acutus, Rhizoprionodon crenidens, Rhizoprionodon (Rhizoprionodon) acutus, Scoliodon acutus, Scoliodon longmani, Scoliodon sorrakawah, Scoliodon sorrakowa, Scoliodon sorrakowah, Scoliodon vagatus, Scoliodon wahlbeehmi, Scoliodon walbeehmi, Scoliodon walbeehmii, Scoliodon walbeemii, Squalus (Scoliodon) acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharias (Scoliodon) lalandii, Rhizoprionodon lalandei, Rhizoprionodon lalandi, Rhizoprionodon (Protozygaena) lalandei, Scoliodon intermedius, Scoliodon lalandei, Scoliodon lalandi, Scoliodon lalandii, Squalus (Scoliodon) lalandii
Common name: Brazilian sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus longurio, Carcharias longurio, Rhizoprionodon cf. longurio, Rhizoprionodon (Rhizoprionodon) longurio, Scoliodon longurio
Common name: Pacific sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhizoprionodon (Protozygaena) oligolinx
Common name: Grey sharpnose shark
Original description species: Springer, 1964
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhizoprionodon (Rhizoprionodon) porosus, Scoliodon porosus, Squalus porosus
Common name: Caribbean sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1861)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Physodon taylori, Protozygaena taylori, Rhizoprionodon (Protozygaena) taylori
Common name: Australian sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Ogilby, 1915)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus terrae-novae, Carcharias terraenovae, Carcharias (Scoliodon) terrae-novae, Lamna terrae-novae, Rhizoprionodon aff. terranovae, Rhizoprionodon cf. terra-novae, Rhizoprionodon cf. terraenovae, Rhizoprionodon terrae-novae, Rhizoprionodon terraenova, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, Rhizoprionodon terranovae, Rhizoprionodon (Rhizoprionodon) terraenovae, Rhizoprionodon (Scoliodon) terraenovae, Scoliodon terra-novae, Scoliodon terrae novae, Scoliodon terrae-novae, Scoliodon terraenovae, Scoliodon terranovae, Squalus terraenovae, Squalus (Carcharias) terraenovae
Common name: Atlantic sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhynchobatus cf. australiae, Rhynchobatus djiddensis australiae
Common name: Whitespotted wedgefish
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhynchobatus compagnoi
Common name: Clown Wedgefish
Original description species: Last, Kyne & Compagno, 2016
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia djiddensis, Raja djiddensis, Rhinobatis djeddensis, Rhinobatus djeddensis, Rhinobatus djiddensis, Rhinobatus djidsensis, Rhinobatus dsjiddensis, Rhinobatus maculata, Rhynchobatis djeddensis, Rhynchobatis djiddensis, Rhynchobatus cf. djiddensis, Rhynchobatus djbddensis, Rhynchobatus djeddensis, Rhynchobatus djiddenis, Rhynchobatus djidensis
Common name: Giant guitarfish
Original description species: (Forsskål, 1775)
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Taiwanese Wedgefish
Original description species: Last, Ho & Chen, 2013
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatus laevis, Rhynchobatus cf. laevis, Rhynchobatus yentinensis
Common name: Smooth nose wedgefish
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhynchobatus atlanticus, Rhynchobatus lubberti, Rhynchobatus lübberti, Rhynchobatus lubertii
Common name: African wedgefish
Original description species: Ehrenbaum, 1915
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Koeda, Itou, Yamada & Motomura, 2020
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Eyebrow wedgefish
Original description species: Compagno & Last, 2008
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Broadnose wedgefish
Original description species: Compagno & Last, 2010
Genus: Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: False shark ray
Original description species: Séret & Naylor, 2016
Genus: Rhynchorhina Séret & Naylor, 2016
Family: Rhinidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja agassizi, Raja agassizii, Raja (Rioraja) agassizi, Raja (Uraptera) agassizi, Rioraja agassizi, Uraptera agassizii
Common name: Rio skate
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Rioraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia ackleyi, Raja ackleyi, Raja alia, Rajella alia
Common name: Ocellate skate
Original description species: Garman, 1881
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Narcine bicolor, Raia alba, Raia marginata, Raia rostellata, Raja alba, Raja bicolor, Raja bramante, Raja marginata, Raja rostellata, Raja (Rostroraja) alba
Common name: Bottlenosed skate
Original description species: (Lacépède, 1803)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja bahamensis
Common name: Bahama skate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1965)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja cervigoni
Common name: Finspot ray
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1964)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia chantenay, Raia desmarestia, Raia diaphanes, Raia eglanteria, Raia eglantiera, Raja desmarestia, Raja diaphanes, Raja eglanteria, Raja equitorialis, Raja (Raja) eglanteria
Common name: Clearnose skate
Original description species: (Lacepède (Ex Bosc), 1800)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia equatorialis, Raja equatorialis, Raja (Raja) equatorialis
Common name: Ecuatorial ray
Original description species: (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia texana, Raja texana, Raja (Raja) texana
Common name: Roundel skate
Original description species: (Chandler, 1921)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja velezi, Raja (Raja) velezi
Common name: Velez ray
Original description species: (Chirichigno, 1973)
Genus: Rostroraja Hulley, 1972
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii