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Eagle rays live close to the coast in depths of 1 to 30 m (3 to 98 ft) and in exceptional cases, they are found as deep as 300 m (980 ft). The eagle ray is most commonly seen cruising along sandy beaches in very shallow waters, its two wings sometimes breaking the surface and giving the impression of two sharks traveling together.
The common eagle ray or bullray (Myliobatis aquila) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean ( North Sea to South Africa ), the Mediterranean Sea and the south-western Indian Ocean .
The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a cartilaginous fish of the eagle ray family, Aetobatidae. As traditionally recognized, it is found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian Oceans .
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]
Chilean eagle ray: coasts of Chile and Peru Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824: bullnose eagle ray: from Cape Cod down to Argentina Myliobatis goodei Garman, 1885: southern eagle ray: Atlantic coast, from the tip of Florida down to Argentina Myliobatis hamlyni J. D. Ogilby, 1911: purple eagle ray [7] Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines ...
The banded eagle ray is a benthic fish that inhabits intertidal, nearshore waters, and coral reefs of tropical and temperate seas. [3] This species is often found in tropical or temperate seas. [2] It is amphidromous, found in both marine and brackish waters. [9] It is often found in areas with sandy substrates, at depths of up to 115m. [3]
The New Zealand eagle ray is a cartilaginous fish with a roughly circular disc-like body, a projecting frog-like head, large fleshy pectoral fins and a long tail armed with a spine that is capable of injecting venom. The pectoral fins beat up and down so that the fish appears to "fly" through the water.
The Southern eagle ray (Myliobatis goodei), sometimes known as the Southern eagle fish or the rockfish, [2] is a ray species in the family Myliobatidae.It lives in waters just off of the Atlantic coast, from the tip of Florida down to Argentina, inhabiting estuaries or bays to give birth during spring and summer and migrating to the open sea in autumn and winter.