Beaked Eagle Ray (species: Aetobatus ocellatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)

Beaked Eagle Ray (species: Aetobatus ocellatus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)

Animalia > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Elasmobranchii > Neoselachii > Batoidea > Myliobatiformes > Myliobatidae > Myliobatinae > Aetobatus > Aetobatus ocellatus (gallery)

Aetobatus ocellatus

Beaked Eagle Ray

©Anne: Aetobatus ocellatus at North Direction Island

©Anne: Aetobatus ocellatus at North Direction Island near Lizard Island.

©Anne: Aetobatus ocellatus at North Direction Island near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Elasmobranchii

Order Myliobatiformes

Family Myliobatidae

Genus Aetobatus

Species Aetobatus ocellatus

Status near threatened

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

Up to 880 cm (Length of specimen)
Up to 200 cm (Disc width)

Depth range

Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Similar taxa

Animalia: Spotted Eagle Ray (species: Aetobatus narinari)
is now considered to be restricted to the Atlantic Ocean. The name was used for the Pacific species prior to taxonomic work in 2009 (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 17 Sep 2019).

Distribution

©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens (2009). Sharks and Rays of Australia.: 2nd Edition CSIRO Publishing, Australia.