WoRMS taxon details
Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Subfamily Mobulinae Gill, 1893
» Genus Aodon Lacepède, 1798
» Genus Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Apterurus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Brachioptilon Hamilton, 1849 accepted as Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Cephaloptera Cuvier (ex Duméril), 1816 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
» Genus Cephalopterus Risso, 1810 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Ceratobatis Boulenger, 1897 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Ceratoptera Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Dicerobatis Blainville, 1825 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
Subfamily Myliobatinae Bonaparte, 1835» Genus Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Apterurus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Brachioptilon Hamilton, 1849 accepted as Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Cephaloptera Cuvier (ex Duméril), 1816 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
» Genus Cephalopterus Risso, 1810 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Ceratobatis Boulenger, 1897 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Ceratoptera Müller & Henle, 1837 accepted as Manta Bancroft, 1829
» Genus Dicerobatis Blainville, 1825 accepted as Mobula Rafinesque, 1810
» Genus Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
» Genus Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
» Genus Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816
» Genus Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913
» Genus Aetobates accepted as Aetobatus Blainville, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetobatis accepted as Aetobatus Blainville, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetomyleus accepted as Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetomylus accepted as Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 (misspelling)
» Genus Myliobates Schinz (ex Duméril), 1822 accepted as Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816
» Genus Myliobatus accepted as Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Raia accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamily Rhinopterinae Jordan & Evermann, 1896» Genus Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
» Genus Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816
» Genus Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913
» Genus Aetobates accepted as Aetobatus Blainville, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetobatis accepted as Aetobatus Blainville, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetomyleus accepted as Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 (misspelling)
» Genus Aetomylus accepted as Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908 (misspelling)
» Genus Myliobates Schinz (ex Duméril), 1822 accepted as Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816
» Genus Myliobatus accepted as Myliobatis Cuvier, 1816 (misspelling)
» Genus Raia accepted as Raja Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829
» Genus Rhinopthera accepted as Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
» Genus Rhinopthera accepted as Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829 (misspelling)
marine, brackish
Not documented
Description Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, mainly inshore in temperate and tropical seas. Medium to large, heavy-bodied fishes...
Description Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, mainly inshore in temperate and tropical seas. Medium to large, heavy-bodied fishes with a lozenge-shaped disc that is much wider than long. Head differentiated from disc and elevated; the mouth is broad, located ventrally, and has plate-like teeth arranged in 1-7 rows. Eyes and spiracles on sides of head. Size of gill openings almost the length of eye. Length of tail much greater than disc. Some with poison spines. Dorsal fin small. Caudal fin lacking. Pectoral fins opposite the eyes very small or absent. Anterior subdivision of pectoral fin fuses below tip of snout giving rise to a subrostral lobe. Some known for their leaping ability high into the air. Viviparous with 2-6 young. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105710 on 2021-07-29
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2021). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2021., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2021). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2021., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, mainly inshore in temperate and tropical seas. Medium to large, heavy-bodied fishes with a lozenge-shaped disc that is much wider than long. Head differentiated from disc and elevated; the mouth is broad, located ventrally, and has plate-like teeth arranged in 1-7 rows. Eyes and spiracles on sides of head. Size of gill openings almost the length of eye. Length of tail much greater than disc. Some with poison spines. Dorsal fin small. Caudal fin lacking. Pectoral fins opposite the eyes very small or absent. Anterior subdivision of pectoral fin fuses below tip of snout giving rise to a subrostral lobe. Some known for their leaping ability high into the air. Viviparous with 2-6 young. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | manta rayseagle rays | [details] |
| Japanese | トビエイ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ørneskatefamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ørneskatefamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | örnrockor | [details] |
