Aetomylaeus

Aetomylaeus
Temporal range: 45–0 Ma Middle Eocene to Present
Aetomylaeus bovinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetomylaeus
Garman, 1908
Synonyms

Pteromylaeus Garman, 1913

Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (C. H. Gilbert, 1898)Rough eagle ray or Roughskin Bullray Panama and the Galapagos Islands
Aetomylaeus bovinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)Bull raycoasts of Europe and Africa.
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus W. T. White, Last & Baje, 2015Blue-banded eagle raynorthern Australia and southern Papua New Guinea
Aetomylaeus maculatus (J. E. Gray, 1834)Mottled eagle rayIndia to China and Indonesia.
Aetomylaeus milvus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841)Ocellate Eagle Ray Red Sea to China, south to Indonesia.
Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)Banded eagle rayAustralia, 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
Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)Ornate eagle raycoasts of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Palau, Philippines, Seychelles, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand
Aetomylaeus wafickii (Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022)Wafic’s eagle rayOman, United Arab Emirates

The recognized extinct species:

References

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
  2. 1 2 3 White, W.T. (2014). "A revised generic arrangement for the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, with definitions for the valid genera". Zootaxa. 3860 (2): 149–166. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3860.2.3. PMID 25283197.
  3. ↑ Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F. (2020). "Aetomylaeus asperrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T161396A124477188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161396A124477188.en. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. ↑ White, W.T.; Last, P.R. & Baje, L. (2015). "Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea". Ichthyological Research. 63 (1): 94–109. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9. S2CID 18638667.
  5. ↑ Pollom, R.; Spaet, J.L.Y.; Valinassab, T.; Elhassan, I. (2017). "Aetomylaeus milvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T104023514A109922492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T104023514A109922492.en. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Jabado, R.W.; Ebert, D.A. & Al Dhaheri, S.S. (2022). "Resolution of the Aetomylaeus nichofii species complex, with the description of a new eagle ray species from the northwest Indian Ocean and a key to the genus Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae)". Marine Biodiversity. 52 (2): Article 15. Bibcode:2022MarBd..52...15J. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01234-4.
  7. ↑ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  8. 1 2 Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1889). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). order of the Trustees.
  9. ↑ Mas Gornals, Guillem; Perelló i Fiol, Damiá (2019). "Bon Jesús fòssil (Aetomylaeus meridionalis Gervais, 1852) del Pliocè de Llubí". II Jornades d'Estudis Locals de Llubí: 2 i 3 de novembre 2018, 2019, ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4, págs. 353-360. Ajuntament de Llubí: 353–360. ISBN 978-84-09-14967-4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)