| Bullnose ray | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Myliobatis |
| Species: | M. freminvillei |
| Binomial name | |
| Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Myliobatis freminvillii orth. error | |
The bullnose ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) is an eagle ray, which is widely distributed in the western Atlantic. It is found at depth above 10 m (33 ft) in coastal waters from Cape Cod down to Argentina, but is absent from parts of the western central Atlantic. It reaches a maximum size of 106 cm (42 in) in disc width and gives birth to six young per litter. It is often confused with the southern eagle ray (M. goodei). The bullnose ray feeds mostly hermit crabs, gastropods, and bivalves.
References
- ^ Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Motta, F., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., Pacoureau, N., Paesch, L., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Rincon, G., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talwar, B.S. & Pollom, R. "Myliobatis freminvillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T161568A201183089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161568A201183089.en. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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