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[6] [4] [5] As a consequence, recent authorities have split it into three: This restricts the true spotted eagle ray (A. narinari) to the Atlantic, while the Indo-Pacific population is the ocellated eagle ray (A. ocellatus) and the East Pacific is the Pacific white-spotted eagle ray (A. laticeps). [6] [7]
The ocellated eagle ray or the whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus ocellatus, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. [2] [3] In the past it was included in the spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), a species restricted to the Atlantic after the split. [4] [5] [6]
Aetobatus laticeps, the Pacific white-spotted eagle ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical East Pacific Ocean, ranging from Baja California to northern Peru , including the Galápagos . [ 2 ]
The sighting was “like finding a needle in a haystack,” one researcher said.
Eagle rays feed on mollusks, and crustaceans, crushing their shells with their flattened teeth. They are excellent swimmers and are able to breach the water up to several meters above the surface. They are excellent swimmers and are able to breach the water up to several meters above the surface.
Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes , commonly known as rays , this taxon is also known as the superorder Batoidea , but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as the division Batomorphi. [ 2 ]
Pacific white-spotted eagle ray [5] Aetobatus laticeps (T. N. Gill, 1865) Baja California to northern Peru, including the Galápagos Spotted eagle ray: Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasén, 1790) Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico); worldwide if A. ocellatus and A. laticeps are considered subspecies Naru eagle ray [6]
The white spotted eagle ray is one such predator. Found in Australia and Taiwan's Penghu Islands, this organism uses unique crushing plates in its mouth to shatter the shells of its prey. It feeds on mollusks, gastropods, and members of the Diogenidae family, which includes hermit crabs such as Calcinus elegans. [13]