Aetobatus
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| Genus: | Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
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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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aetobatus". FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ "Redescription of Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), an endangered eagle ray (Myliobatoidea: Myliobatidae) from the Indo–West Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa,. 3752 (1): 199–213. 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "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. 2010.
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