Banded eagle ray

Species of fish

Banded eagle ray
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetomylaeus
Species:
A. nichofii
Binomial name
Aetomylaeus nichofii
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

The banded eagle ray (Aetomylaeus nichofii) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in Australia, 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, and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and coral reefs, where it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Compagno, L.J.V.; Bennett, M.B. (2016). "Aetomylaeus nichofii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T84784918A68607458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T84784918A68607458.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • Kyne, P.M., Compagno, L.J.V. & Bennett, M.B. 2003. Aetomylaeus nichofii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
  • Species Description of Aetomylaeus nichofii at www.shark-references.com
Taxon identifiers
Aetomylaeus nichofii


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