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Watercolor of a spotted eagle ray from 1865 by Jacques Burkhardt. The dorsal spots make the spotted eagle ray an aquarium attraction, although because of its large size it is likely kept only at public aquariums. [8] There are no target fisheries for the spotted eagle ray, but it is often eaten after being caught unintentionally as bycatch. [8]
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 ]
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.
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]
Sharks and rays, including the more commonly sighted spotted eagle rays, are related in that their skeletons are made of pliable cartilage rather than bone.
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]
Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks , compose the subclass Elasmobranchii . Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 families.
Spotted eagle ray. Aetobatus narinari: Vavoi maduwaa (වවොයි මඩුවා) Pygmy devil ray. Mobula eregoodootenkee: Ali maduwaa (අලි මඩුවා) Flapnose ray. Rhinoptera javanica: Maduwaa (මඩුවා)