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Spotted eagle ray

Characteristics

  • Occurs singly or in small groups.
  • Mainly feeds on crustaceans and molluscs .
  • Spine venomous.
  • Once recorded in Victoria Harbour in 1930s.
  • Males mature sexually at around 130 cm in disc width.

Description

  • Dorsally black, grey, greenish or bluish with numerous white or pale blue spots.
  • Ventrally white and smooth.
  • Head protruded.
  • Pectoral fins triangular.
  • Tail long and black.
  • Tail base with several spines.

Common Name: Spotted eagle ray

Family Common Name: Eagle Rays

Family: Myliobatidae

Scientific Name: Aetobatus narinari___(Euphrasen, 1790)

Genus: Aetobatus

Maximum Length: Coming soon

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未評估
Not Evaluated (ne)
數據缺乏
Data Deficient (dd)
無危
Least Concern (lc)
近危
Near Threatened (nt)
易危
Vulnerable (vu)
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Endangered (en)
極危
Critically Endangered (cr)
絕滅
Extinct (ex)

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