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Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823)

Ocellated eagle ray
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Jakarta, Muara Angke fish landing site, MZB 18225 (neotype of Aetobatus ocellatus, 142.2 cm TL, 47.7 cm DW, juvenile male) (Ref. 84291). Also known from southwest Sumatra to Bali Strait (Ref. 5978), New Guinea (Ref. 9862) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Common catch of the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl, inshore gillnet and, to a lesser extent, demersal longline fisheries. Utilized for its meat and cartilage (Ref. 58048). Also Ref. 8630, 39768, 47567, 81079.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: White, W.T., P.R. Last, G.J.P. Naylor, K. Jensen and J.N. Caira, 2010
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Aetobatidae (Pacific eagle rays)
Etymology: Aetobatus: Greek, aetos = eagle + Greek, batis, batidos = a ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kuhl.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 100 m (Ref. 89467), usually 20 - 25 m (Ref. 89467).   Tropical

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