Mottled eagle ray

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Mottled eagle ray
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetomylaeus
Species:
A. maculatus
Binomial name
Aetomylaeus maculatus
(J. E. Gray, 1832)

The mottled eagle ray (Aetomylaeus maculatus) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae.

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Description

The mottled eagle ray can grow up to 78 cm in disc width. [1] Little is known about this species, but based on similar species it is expected to produce an average of four offspring per year. [1] It has an exceptionally long spineless tail which is over six times longer than the body. [2]

Range

It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and estuarine waters. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rigby, C.L.; Bin Ali, A.; Chen, X.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Ebert, D.A.; Fahmi, Fernando, D.; Gautama, D.A.; Haque, A.B.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Krajangdara, T.; Maung, A.; Seyha, L.; Sianipar, A.; Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Vo, V.Q.; Yuneni, R.R.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Aetomylaeus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T60120A124440727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60120A124440727.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330


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