Southern Eagle Ray (species: Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Animalia > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Elasmobranchii > Neoselachii > Batoidea > Myliobatiformes > Myliobatidae > Myliobatis > Myliobatis tenuicaudatus (gallery)
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Southern Eagle Ray


©Leo: Southern Eagle Ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus)

©Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO: Southern Eagle Ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus)

©John Turnbull: Southern Eagle Ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus), Shelly Beach, Sydney, NSW

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Myliobatidae
Genus Myliobatis
Species Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 240 cm (TL)
  • Up to 160 cm (Disc Width)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 85 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is commonly found off beaches and in shallow water over sand flats. Individuals often enter very shallow water around dusk.

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