2, see text The panrays are a genus, Zanobatus, of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola.

[1] It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which is included in the Myliobatiformes order,[2] but based on genetic evidence some authorities place it in Rhinopristiformes[3][4] or a sister taxon to Rhinopristiformes.

[1][6] They are up to about 60 cm (2 ft) long, and brownish above with a heavily mottled, blotched or barred dark pattern.

They are ovoviviparous and feed on benthic invertebrates.

[1] There are two recognized species in the genus:[1][6]