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| Aetomylaeus Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Present[1] | |
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| Aetomylaeus bovinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913 [2] | |
Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae.
Species
[edit]There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) | Rough eagle ray [2] or Roughskin Bullray [3] | Panama and the Galapagos Islands | |
 | Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) [2] | Bull ray | coasts of Europe and Africa. |
| Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015 | Blue-banded eagle ray[4] | northern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea | |
 | Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834) | Mottled eagle ray | India to China and Indonesia. |
| Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | Ocellate Eagle Ray [5] | Red Sea to China, south to Indonesia. | |
 | Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | Banded eagle ray | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly Maldives |
_Baa_Atoll,_Maldives_(2018).jpg) | Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) | Ornate eagle ray | coasts of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Seychelles, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand |
| Aetomylaeus wafickii (Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022) | Wafic’s eagle ray[6] | Oman, United Arab Emirates | |
The recognized extinct species:[7]
- †Aetomylaeus cojimarensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierriez, 1998 (Miocene of Cuba)
- †Aetomylaeus cubensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierriez, 1998 (Miocene of Cuba)
- †Aetomylaeus dixoni (Agassiz, 1843) (?early to late Eocene of England, France & Germany)[8]
- †Aetomylaeus meridionalis (Gervais, 1852) (Pliocene of France & Mallorca, Spain)[8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- 1 2 3 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.2.3. PMID 25283197.
- ↑ Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F. (2020). "Aetomylaeus asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T161396A124477188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161396A124477188.en. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ White, W.T.; Last, P.R. & Baje, L. (2015). "Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea". Ichthyological Research. 63 (1): 94–109. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9. S2CID 18638667.
- ↑ Pollom, R.; Spaet, J.L.Y.; Valinassab, T.; Elhassan, I. (2017). "Aetomylaeus milvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T104023514A109922492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T104023514A109922492.en. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Jabado, R.W.; Ebert, D.A. & Al Dhaheri, S.S. (2022). "Resolution of the Aetomylaeus nichofii species complex, with the description of a new eagle ray species from the northwest Indian Ocean and a key to the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae)". Marine Biodiversity. 52 (2): Article 15. Bibcode:2022MarBd..52...15J. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01234-4.
- ↑ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- 1 2 Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). order of the Trustees.
- ↑ Mas Gornals, Guillem; Perelló i Fiol, Damiá (2019). "Bon Jesús fòssil (Aetomylaeus meridionalis Gervais, 1852) del Pliocè de Llubí". II Jornades d'Estudis Locals de Llubí: 2 i 3 de novembre 2018, 2019, ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4, págs. 353-360. Ajuntament de Llubí: 353–360. ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4.
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