Biology:Bullnose eagle ray
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Myliobatis |
| Species: | M. freminvillei
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| Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824
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The bullnose eagle ray or bullnose ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) is species of eagle ray, which is widely distributed in the western Atlantic. It is most frequently found at a depth of 1–10 metres (3–33 ft), but can be found at the surface and up to a depth of 122 metres (400 ft).[1][2] The species resides in the coastal waters and estuaries of the Eastern portions of North and South America.[1] There are two distinct ranges for the species as it absent from Central America and the Caribbean.[1] It is often confused with the southern eagle ray (M. goodei), due to a similarity in appearance and overlap in range.[1] The Northern range spans from Massachusetts to Texas; the southern range spans from Venezuela to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] It reaches a maximum disc width 106 cm (42 in) in disc width and gives birth to six young per litter.[1] The bullnose ray feeds primarily on crustaceans, gastropods, and isopods.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Carlson, J.; Charvet, P.; Avalos, C.; Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A.; Cardenosa, D.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Derrick, D. et al. (2021). "Myliobatis freminvillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161568A201183089.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161568/201183089. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Myliobatis freminvillei " in FishBase. July 2025 version.
- ↑ Szczepanski, John A.; Bengtson, David A. (September 2014). "Quantitative food habits of the bullnose ray, Myliobatis freminvillii, in Delaware Bay". Environmental Biology of Fishes 97 (9): 981–997. doi:10.1007/s10641-014-0282-3. ISSN 0378-1909. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10641-014-0282-3.
Wikidata ☰ Q3015242 entry
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