Painted Rays
Aetobatus
Aetobatus is a genus of eagle rays native to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was formerly placed in Myliobatidae, but is now placed in its own family based on salient differences from myliobatids, especially the pectoral fins joining the head at the level of the eyes.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
White-spotted Eagle Ray
speciesAetobatus ocellatus
Spotted Eagle Ray
speciesAetobatus narinari
Pacific Eagle Ray
speciesAetobatus laticeps
Longheaded Eagle Ray
speciesAetobatus flagellum
Naru Eagle Ray
speciesAetobatus narutobiei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49299.