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 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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