Longnose eagle ray
| Longnose eagle ray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Myliobatis |
| Species: | M. longirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964 | |
The longnose eagle ray or snouted eagle ray (Myliobatis longirostris) is a species of fish in the Myliobatidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.
Source
- Smith, W.D. & Bizzarro, J.J. 2005. Myliobatis longirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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