Bullnose eagle ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) fish species and information / pictures of Bullnose eagle ray - Myliobatis freminvillei

Bullnose eagle ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) fish species information

Scientific Name
Myliobatis freminvillei

Common Name
Bullnose eagle ray

Biology
Disk broad with long sharply pointed wings and projecting snout. Tail very long, Few middorsal spines on disk in adults (Ref. 7251). Greyish, reddish chocolate or dusky brown above. Lower surface either pure white or whitish. Teeth green (Ref. 6902).

Classification

Classified By

Lesueur, 1824

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Skates and Rays (Rajiformes)

Family

Eagle and manta rays (Myliobatidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: continental waters from Cape Cod to southeastern Florida (?) in the USA; also southern Brazil to Argentina (Ref. 58839). Reported (but not known for certain) from Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Caribbean islands, and northern South America. Often confused with Myliobatis goodei (Ref. 3173).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 57911), usually 1 - 10 m

Trophic Level

3.22 s.e. 0.35 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

70.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4-8)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)