Mottled eagle ray | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 fish in the family Myliobatidae.
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]
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]