Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 1,595
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a cartilaginous fish of the eagle ray family, Aetobatidae. As traditionally recognized, it is found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Recent authorities have restricted it to the Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) with other populations recognized as the ocellated eagle ray (A.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spotted eagle ray”.