Biology:Aetomylaeus

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

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) Rough eagle ray [1] or Roughskin Bullray [2] Panama and the Galapagos Islands
120px Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) [1] Bull ray coasts of Europe and Africa.
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015 Blue-banded eagle ray[3] northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea
120px Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) Mottled eagle ray India to China and Indonesia.
Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) Ocellate Eagle Ray [4] Red Sea to China, south to Indonesia.
120x120px Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) Banded eagle ray 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
120px Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) Ornate eagle ray coasts 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[5] Oman, United Arab Emirates

The recognized extinct species:[6]

  • †Aetomylaeus cojimarensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierriez, 1998 (Miocene of Cuba)
  • †Aetomylaeus cubensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierriez, 1998 (Miocene of Cuba)
  • †Aetomylaeus dixoni (Agassiz, 1843) (?early to late Eocene of England, France & Germany)[7]
  • †Aetomylaeus meridionalis (Gervais, 1852) (Pliocene of France & Mallorca, Spain)[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.2.3. PMID 25283197. 
  2. ↑ Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A. et al. (2020). "Aetomylaeus asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161396A124477188.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161396/124477188. Retrieved 10 June 2026. 
  3. ↑ White, W.T.; Last, P.R.; Baje, L. (2015). "Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea". Ichthyological Research 63 (1): 94–109. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9. 
  4. ↑ Pollom, R.; Spaet, J.L.Y.; Valinassab, T.; Elhassan, I. (2017). "Aetomylaeus milvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T104023514A109922492.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104023514/109922492. Retrieved 10 June 2026. 
  5. ↑ Jabado, R.W.; Ebert, D.A.; Al Dhaheri, S.S. (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. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01234-4. Bibcode: 2022MarBd..52...15J. 
  6. ↑ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". https://shark-references.com/species/listValidFossil/A. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1889) (in en). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). order of the Trustees. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Catalogue_of_the_Fossil_Fishes_in_the_Br/BdAKAQAAIAAJ. 
  8. ↑ Mas Gornals, Guillem; Perelló i Fiol, Damiá (2019). "Bon Jesús fòssil (Aetomylaeus meridionalis Gervais, 1852) del Pliocè de Llubí". II Jornades d'Estudis Locals de Llubí: 2 i 3 de novembre 2018, 2019, ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4, págs. 353-360 (Ajuntament de Llubí): 353–360. ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=9771750. 

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