Snouted Eagle Ray

About the Snouted Eagle Ray

The longnose eagle ray or snouted eagle ray (Myliobatis longirostris) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in the East Pacific Ocean from Baja California and the Gulf of California to Sechura, Peru, ranging from shallow water to a depth of 64 m (210 ft). This species was first described in 1964 by American ichthyologist Shelton Pleasants Applegate, who was an expert on fossil and living sharks, and American marine biologist John Edgar Fitch.

The longnose eagle ray is native to tropical and warm, temperate waters in the east-central Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to Peru. It occurs on the continental shelf from the surface down to about 64 m (210 ft). Very little is known about these fish, their behaviour, or ecology. They reach sexual maturity at a disc diameter around 74 cm (29 in) for females and 54 cm (21 in) for males. Their maximum diameter is about 95 cm (37 in). Like other members of the genus, they are ovoviviparous, the young developing in the uterus and receiving nourishment from a yolk or uterine secretions.

Living in shallow water above the continental shelf and being a schooling fish,... Wikipedia →