Mottled eagle ray
| Mottled eagle ray | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Aetomylaeus |
| Species: | A. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1832)
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The mottled eagle ray (Aetomylaeus maculatus) is a species of
Myliobatidae
.
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 4 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
estuarine waters.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60120A124440727.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ 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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