Aetomylaeus Explained

Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) Rough eagle ray [1] Panama and the Galapagos Islands
Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) Bull ray coasts of Europe and Africa.
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015 Blue-banded eagle ray[2] northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea
Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) Mottled eagle ray India to China and Indonesia.
Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) Smooth eagle rayRed Sea to China, south to Indonesia.
Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) Banded eagle rayAustralia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly Maldives
Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) Ornate eagle raycoasts of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Seychelles, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand
Aetomylaeus wafickii (Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022) Wafic’s eagle ray[3] Oman, United Arab Emirates

The recognized extinct species:[4]

Notes and References

  1. White, W.T. . 2014 . A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, with definitions for the valid genera . Zootaxa . 3860 . 2 . 149–166 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3860.2.3 . 25283197 .
  2. White, W.T. . Last, P.R. . Baje, L. . amp . 2015 . Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea . Ichthyological Research . 63 . 1 . 94–109 . 10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9 . 18638667 .
  3. Jabado, R.W. . Ebert, D.A. . Al Dhaheri, S.S. . amp . 2022 . Resolution of the Aetomylaeus nichofii species complex, with the description of a new eagle ray species from the northwest Indian Ocean and a key to the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) . Marine Biodiversity . 52 . 2 . Article 15. 10.1007/s12526-021-01234-4 . 2022MarBd..52...15J .
  4. Web site: Extinct - valid species Species Shark-References. shark-references.com. 2019-04-29.