| Mottled eagle ray | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
Description
The mottled eagle ray can grow up to 78 cm in disc width. Little is known about this species, but based on similar species it is expected to produce an average of four offspring per year. It has an exceptionally long spineless tail which is over six times longer than the body.
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.
References
- ^ 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) - 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
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aetomylaeus maculatus | |
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