Aetobatus
| Aetobatus Temporal range: 59–0 Ma | |
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| Aetobatus narinari | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Aetobatus Blainville, 1816 |
Aetobatus is a genus of eagle rays native to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Long-headed eagle ray) [3]
- Aetobatus laticeps (T. N. Gill, 1865) (Pacific white-spotted eagle ray) [4]
- Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasén, 1790) (Spotted eagle ray)
- Aetobatus narutobiei W. T. White, Furumitsu, A. Yamaguchi, 2013 (Naru eagle ray) [5]
- Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) (Ocellated eagle ray) [6]
There are also 5 extinct species placed in this genus:
- †Aetobatus arcuatus Agassiz, 1843
- †Aetobatus cappettai Antunes & Balbino, 2006
- †Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz, 1843
- †Aetobatus punctatus Miller, 1876
- †Aetobatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1937
See also
References
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- ↑ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology, 364: 560.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Aetobatus in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ White, W.T. & Moore, A.B.M. (2013). "Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa, 3752 (1): 199–213.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ White, W.T., Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2013): A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific: An Example of the Critical Role Taxonomy Plays in Fisheries and Ecological Sciences. PLoS ONE, 8 (12): e83785.
- ↑ White, W.T., Last, P.R., Naylor, G.J.P., Jensen, K. & Caira, J.N. (2010). "Clarification of Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) as a valid species, and a comparison with Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Rajiformes: Myliobatidae). In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J (Eds.), Descriptions of New Sharks and Rays from Borneo" (PDF). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. Paper 032: 141–164.
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