Plesiobatididae (deepwater stingrays)

Only one species found in southern Africa: Plesiobatis daviesi (Deepwater stingray)

Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingrays)

Only one species found in southern Africa: Hexatrygon bickelli (Sixgill stingray)

Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays)

Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)

Myliobatidae (eagle rays)

Rhinopteridae (cownose rays)

Only one species found in southern Africa: Rhinoptera javanica (Flapnose ray)

Mobulidae (devil rays)