Family Myliobatidae - Eagle and manta rays
  Order
:
Myliobatidae
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 19 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Head elevated above disc; jaws powerful with large platelike crushing teeth in several rows in eagle rays; eye and spiracles lateral on head; gill openings about length of eye to much longer; tail much longer than disc; venemous spine(s) present in some; small dorsal fin; pectoral fins reduced or absent opposite the eyes, but with an anterior subdivision that unites below the tip of the snout forming a subrostral lobe in manta rays. Some known for their leaping ability high into the air. Viviparous with 2-6 fully developed young. Plankton-filtering manta rays are among the largest fishes, but harmless.
  Etymology
:
Greek, myleys, -eos = mill, millstone + Greek, batis, -idos = ray (the fish) ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Myliobatidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Raja aquila Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Leiobatus aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Myliobatis equila (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Myliobatus aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Myliobatis noctula Bonaparte, 1833
synonymjuniororiginal
Raia rhombus Larrañaga, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Myliobatis cervus Smith, 1935
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854
acceptedseniororiginal
Mobula tobijei (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymseniornew
! Myliobatis tobije Bleeker, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Myliobatis australis Macleay, 1881
acceptedseniororiginal
Myliobatis goodei Garman, 1885
acceptedseniororiginal
Myliobatis chilensis Philippi, 1892
acceptedseniororiginal
Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Aetobatus peruvianus (Garman, 1913)
synonymseniornew
! Myliobatis peruanus Garman, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964
acceptedseniororiginal
Myliobatis ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Aetomylus maculatus (Gray, 1834)
synonymseniornew
Myliobatis cyclura van Hasselt, 1823
synonymotheroriginal
! Myliobatus cyclurus van Hasselt, 1823
synonymotheroriginal
Myliobates oculeus Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
! Raja niehofii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Aetomylaeus niehofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Raja nichofii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Aetomylaeus nichofi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Aetomyleus nichofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Myliobatis nieuhofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Raja nieuhowii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Raja fasciata Shaw, 1804
synonymjuniororiginal
Myliobatis vultur Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Aetomylus huletti Smith, 1953
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
Myliobatis bovina Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
synonymseniororiginal
Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
synonymseniornew
Myliobates episcopus Valenciennes, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Myliobatis bonaparti Duméril, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
! Aetomylus huletti Smith, 1953
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Aetomylaeus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Myliobatis milvus Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Aetomyleus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
! Aetomylus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Myliobatis vultur (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myliobates oculeus (non Richardson, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Aetomylus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionablenew
Myliobatis milvus (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Myliobatis asperrimus Gilbert, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Pteromylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus White, Last & Baje, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
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