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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Aetobatidae Pacific eagle rays
Genus: Aetobatus

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Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West
Max. Length 72 cm WD
Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Aetobatus flagellum
[Longheaded eagle ray]
Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Aetobatus laticeps (Gill, 1865)
Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Aetobatus laticeps
[Pacific eagle ray]
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic and prob
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Aetobatus narinari
[Whitespotted eagle ray]
Photo by White et al.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm WD
Aetobatus narutobiei White, Furumitsu & Yamaguchi, 2013
Photo by White et al.
 
Aetobatus narutobiei
[Naru eagle ray]
Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm WD
Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823)
Photo by Field, R.
 
Aetobatus ocellatus
[Ocellated eagle ray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded eagle ray Indo-West 72 WD 1801
Aetobatus laticeps Pacific eagle ray Eastern Pacific 230 WD 1865
Aetobatus narinari Whitespotted eagle ray Western Atlantic and prob 230 WD 1790
Aetobatus narutobiei Naru eagle ray Northwest Pacific 150 WD 2013
Aetobatus ocellatus Ocellated eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 300 WD 1823



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