Longheaded eagle ray

Longheaded eagle ray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetobatus
Species: A. flagellum
Binomial name
Aetobatus flagellum
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms

Raja flagellum Bloch & Schneider, 1801

The longheaded eagle ray (Aetobatus flagellum) is a species of eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and estuarine waters. It is an endangered species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 White, W.T. 2005. Aetobatus flagellum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.White, W.T. 2005.


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