Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

White spots on back. Head with extended snout.

Size : span width 230 cm

Habitat : In open water in front of reefs and in lagoons, 1-80 m. Alone, in gourds or large schools Feed on mollusks and crustaceans which it excavates from sand and soft ground. Usually shy.

Distribution : Circumtropical.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Elasmobranchii

ORDER

:

Myliobatiformes

FAMILY

:

Aetobatidae

GENUS

:

Aetobatus

SPECIES

:

Aetobatus narinari

Other Information

Population Status

Endangered (EN)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner