| Aetomylaeus | |
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| Aetomylaeus bovinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 |
| Synonyms | |
PteromylaeusGarman, 1913 [2] | |
Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae.
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) | Rough eagle ray [2] | Panama and the Galapagos Islands | |
 | Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) [2] | Bull ray | coasts of Europe and Africa. |
| Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015 | Blue-banded eagle ray [3] | northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea | |
 | Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) | Mottled eagle ray | India to China and Indonesia. |
| Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | Smooth eagle ray | Red Sea to China, south to Indonesia. | |
 | Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | Banded eagle ray | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly Maldives |
 | Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) | Ornate eagle ray | coasts of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Seychelles, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand |
| Aetomylaeus wafickii (Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022) | Wafic’s eagle ray [4] | Oman, United Arab Emirates | |
The recognized extinct species: [5]
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