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Family: Trygonorrhinidae Banjo rays, Fiddler rays



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8 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aptychotrema rostrata Eastern shovelnose ray Western Pacific 120 TL 1794
Aptychotrema timorensis Spotted shovelnose ray Western Pacific 58.2 TL 2004
Aptychotrema vincentiana Western shovelnose ray Eastern Indian Ocean 84 TL 1885
Trygonorrhina dumerilii Southern fiddler ray Eastern Indian Ocean 146 TL 1873
Trygonorrhina fasciata Eastern fiddler ray Southwest Pacific 120 TL 1841
Zapteryx brevirostris Lesser guitarfish Southwest Atlantic 59.3 TL 1841
Zapteryx exasperata Banded guitarfish Eastern Pacific 97 1880
Zapteryx xyster Witch guitarfish Eastern Pacific 78 TL 1896



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