Aetobatus laticeps
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| In the Galápagos | |
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| Species: | A. laticeps
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| Aetobatus laticeps (Gill, 1865)
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The Pacific white-spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus laticeps) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical East Pacific Ocean, ranging from Baja California to northern Peru, including the Galápagos.[1] Until 2014, it was included in the similar spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), but the two differ in genetics.[2][3] Following the split, A. narinari is restricted to the Atlantic, while the Indo-Pacific is inhabited by the closely related A. ocellatus.[4]
References
- ^ Gill, T.N. (1865) Note on the family of myliobatoids, and on a new species of Aetobatis. Annals of the Lycium of Natural History of New York 8: 135–138.
- ^ Richards, V.P., M. Henning, W. Witzell & M.S. Shivji (2009). Species delineation and evolutionary history of the globally distributed spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari). J Hered. 100(3): 273-83. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esp005
- ^ 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., P.R. Last, G.J.P. Naylor, K. Jensen & J.N. Caira (2010). Clarification of Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) as a valid species, and a comparison with Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Rajiformes: Myliobatidae). Pp. 141-164 in: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds. (2010). Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32.
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