Banded eagle ray

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Banded eagle ray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetomylaeus
Species:
A. nichofii
Binomial name
Aetomylaeus nichofii

The banded eagle ray (Aetomylaeus nichofii) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in 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, and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and coral reefs, where it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M.; Compagno, L.J.V.; Bennett, M.B. (2016). "Aetomylaeus nichofii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T84784918A68607458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T84784918A68607458.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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