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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
Subfamily: Myliobatinae
Genus: Aetomylaeus

(See list of species below)



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7 species (see list below)

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm WD
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898)

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Aetomylaeus asperrimus
[Rough eagle ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 222 cm WD
Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

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Aetomylaeus bovinus
[Bull ray]
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 59.2 cm WD

 
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus
[Blue-banded eagle ray]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm WD
Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834)

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Aetomylaeus maculatus
[Mottled eagle ray]

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Indo-West Pacific

Aetomylaeus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Aetomylaeus milvus
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Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm WD
Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Aetomylaeus nichofii
[Banded eagle ray]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 240 cm WD
Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)

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Aetomylaeus vespertilio
[Ornate eagle ray]
7 Species of Family Myliobatidae with Genus Aetomylaeus
(Eagle and manta rays)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1898 Aetomylaeus asperrimus Rough eagle ray Eastern Pacific 79 WD
1817 Aetomylaeus bovinus Bull ray Eastern Atlantic 222 WD
2015 Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus Blue-banded eagle ray Western Pacific 59.2 WD
1834 Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 200 WD
1841 Aetomylaeus milvus Indo-West Pacific
1801 Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 65 WD
1852 Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 240 WD



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