Diplobatis

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Diplobatis
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Ocellated electric ray (D. ommata)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Genus: Diplobatis
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Type species
Discopyge ommata
Jordan & Gilbert, 1890

Diplobatis is a genus of electric rays in the family Narcinidae.

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