WoRMS taxon details

Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823)

278243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278243)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Batoidea (Infraclass)
  10. Myliobatiformes (Order)
  11. Aetobatidae (Family)
  12. Aetobatus (Genus)
  13. Aetobatus ocellatus (Species)
accepted
Species
Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myliobatis ocellatus Kuhl, 1823) van Hasselt, J.C. (1823). Uittreksel uit een brief van Dr. J.C. van Hasselt, aan den Heer C. J. Temminck. <em>Alhemeene Konst en Letter-bode.</em> 1823 [1]: 315-317., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065335005&view=1up&seq=331&skin=2021 [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278243 on 2026-09-01
Date
action
by
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
created
Bailly, Nicolas
2021-08-06 07:01:50Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Goniobatis meleagris Agassiz, 1858) Agassiz, L. (1858). A new species of skate from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 6 (1856-1859): 385. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Raja edentula Forster, 1844) Lichtenstein, M. H. C. (1844). Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis terras per annos 1772 1773 et 1774 suscepto, collegit observavit et delineavit Ioannes Reinoldus Forster ... nunc demum editae ... Henrico Lichtenstein. <em>Berlin.</em> i-xiii + 1-424. [details] 

original description (of Myliobatis macroptera McClelland, 1841) McClelland, J. (1841). On two undescribed species of skate, or Raidae. <em>Calcutta Journal of Natural History.</em> 1: 59-60. Pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37123593 [details] 

original description (of Myliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886) Miklouho-Maclay, N. de; Macleay, W. (1886). Plagiostomata of the Pacific. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 10(4): 673-678, Pls. 45-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6597874#page/763/mode/1up [details] 

original description (of Miliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886) Miklouho-Maclay, N. de; Macleay, W. (1886). Plagiostomata of the Pacific. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 10(4): 673-678, Pls. 45-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6597874#page/763/mode/1up [details] 

original description (of Raja mula Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2154 [details] 

original description (of Raja tajara Forsskål, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2154 [details] 

original description (of Raia quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details] 

original description (of Myliobatis eeltenkee Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details] 

original description (of Raja guttata Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182. [details] 

original description (of Myliobatus ocellatus Kuhl, 1823) van Hasselt, J.C. (1823). Uittreksel uit een brief van Dr. J.C. van Hasselt, aan den Heer C. J. Temminck. <em>Alhemeene Konst en Letter-bode.</em> 1823 [1]: 315-317., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065335005&view=1up&seq=331&skin=2021 [details] 

original description (of Myliobatis ocellatus Kuhl, 1823) van Hasselt, J.C. (1823). Uittreksel uit een brief van Dr. J.C. van Hasselt, aan den Heer C. J. Temminck. <em>Alhemeene Konst en Letter-bode.</em> 1823 [1]: 315-317., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015065335005&view=1up&seq=331&skin=2021 [details] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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Japanese マダラトビエイ  [details]
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Myliobatis macroptera McClelland, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Myliobatis eeltenkee Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raia quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Raja tajara Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Raja guttata Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Myliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myliobatis ocellatus Kuhl, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Raja mula Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pteromylaeus punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Raja edentula Forster, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Goniobatis meleagris Agassiz, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aetobatus ocellatus) 
To FishBase (from synonym Aetobatus guttatus (Shaw, 1804))
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Myliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja guttata Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Myliobatis macroptera McClelland, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Myliobatis ocellatus Kuhl, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Goniobatis meleagris Agassiz, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tajara Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja tajara hörraeka Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja edentula Forster, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Raia quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Myliobatis eeltenkee Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja mula Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Stoasodon ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Aetomylaeus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823))
To FishBase (from synonym Myliobatus ocellatus Kuhl, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Aetobatus punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886))
To FishBase (from synonym Aetobatis punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886))
To FishBase (from synonym Pteromylaeus punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886))
To FishBase (from synonym Miliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886)
To Fishipedia 
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 79 proteins) 
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 79 proteins) (from synonym Myliobatus ocellatus Kuhl, 1823)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Endangered) 

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