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Pristoidei

fish suborder

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annotated classification

  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    In chondrichthyan: Annotated classification

    Suborder PristoideiFamily Pristidae (sawfishes)Distinguished by extension of snout into long, narrow, flattened blade armed on either side with teeth but without barbels; gills on lower side of body, as in other batoids. Ovoviviparous. Size varies with species; common Atlantic sawfish to at least 5.5…

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