Spotted Eagle Ray (species: Aetobatus narinari) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Animalia > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Elasmobranchii > Neoselachii > Batoidea > Myliobatiformes > Myliobatidae > Myliobatinae > Aetobatus > Aetobatus narinari (gallery)
Aetobatus narinari
Spotted Eagle Ray


©Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble: Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)

©John Norton: Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)

©Niranjan: Underside of the Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)

show or add records

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Myliobatidae
Genus Aetobatus
Species Aetobatus narinari
Status near threatened
Show field guides

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 500 cm (Nose to tip of tail)

Wingspan

  • Up to 300 cm

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 80 m

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

Danger

  • significant discomfort - Near the base of the ray's relatively long tail, just behind the pelvic fins, are several venomous, barbed stingers (Wikipedia).