Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Murch, A.

Myliobatis aquila
[Common eagle ray]

Photo by Danna, P.

Myliobatis australis
[Australian bull ray]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Myliobatis californica
[Bat eagle ray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Myliobatis chilensis
[Chilean eagle ray]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Myliobatis freminvillei
[Bullnose eagle ray]

Photo by INIDEP

Myliobatis goodei
[Southern eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Myliobatis hamlyni
[Purple eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Myliobatis longirostris
[Snouted eagle ray]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm WD

Myliobatis peruvianus
[Peruvian eagle ray]

No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm WD

Myliobatis ridens
[Shortnose eagle ray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
[Eagle ray]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Myliobatis tobijei
[Japanese eagle ray]

12 Species of Family Myliobatidae with Genus Myliobatis
(Eagle and manta rays)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1758	Myliobatis aquila	Common eagle ray	Eastern Atlantic	183 WD
1881	Myliobatis australis	Australian bull ray	Eastern Indian Ocean	120 WD
1865	Myliobatis californica	Bat eagle ray	Eastern Pacific	180 WD
1892	Myliobatis chilensis	Chilean eagle ray	Southeast Pacific
1824	Myliobatis freminvillei	Bullnose eagle ray	Western Atlantic	100 WD
1885	Myliobatis goodei	Southern eagle ray	Worldwide in tropical wat	125 TL
1911	Myliobatis hamlyni	Purple eagle ray	Eastern Indian Ocean and	48 WD
1964	Myliobatis longirostris	Snouted eagle ray	Eastern Pacific	95 WD
1913	Myliobatis peruvianus	Peruvian eagle ray	Southeast Pacific	47 WD
2012	Myliobatis ridens	Shortnose eagle ray	Southwest Atlantic	70 WD
1877	Myliobatis tenuicaudatus	Eagle ray	Southwest Pacific	150 WD
1854	Myliobatis tobijei	Japanese eagle ray	Northwest Pacific	150 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: MyliobatiformesFamily: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta raysSubfamily: MyliobatinaeGenus: Myliobatis(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)