Coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)

General data

Main name: Coffin ray
Local names: Australian numbfish, Numbfish
Habitat: Saltwater

Classification

Genus: Hypnos - Hypnos
Family: Hypnidae - Coffin rays
Order: Torpediniformes - Electric rays
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
    
    Torpedinidae - Electric rays->
    
    Platyrhinidae - Thornbacks->
    
    Hypnidae - Coffin rays->
    
    Hypnos - Hypnos->
    
    Coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
    
    Narcinidae - Numbfishes->
    
    Narkidae - Sleeper rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->