Common eagle ray

Common eagle ray
Temporal range: 2.588–Present Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Myliobatis
Species:
M. aquila
Binomial name
Myliobatis aquila
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiobatus aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Myliobatis cervus Smith, 1935
  • Myliobatis equila (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Myliobatis noctula Bonaparte, 1833
  • Myliobatus aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Raia rhombus Larrañaga, 1923
  • Raja aquila Linnaeus, 1758

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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jabado, R.W.; Chartrain, E.; Cliff, G.; Da Silva, C.; Derrick, D.; Dia, M.; Diop, M.; Doherty, P.; Leurs, G.H.L.; Metcalfe, K.; Pacoureau, N.; Porriños, G.; Seidu, I.; Soares, A.-L.; Tamo, A.; VanderWright, W.J.; Williams, A.B.; Winker, H. (2021). "Myliobatis aquila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161569A124508353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161569A124508353.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Myliobatis aquila". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 April 2023.