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Ocellated Eagle Ray
Aetobatus ocellatus
- Usual depth5–24 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) B Jaeger-Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The ocellated eagle ray or the whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus ocellatus, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. In the past it was included in the spotted eagle ray, a species restricted to the Atlantic after the split.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 333 records
- February: 283 records
- March: 368 records
- April: 324 records
- May: 307 records
- June: 322 records
- July: 352 records
- August: 352 records
- September: 328 records
- October: 328 records
- November: 342 records
- December: 271 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–24 m · Deepest record: 67.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Chris Kirby-Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Ocellated Eagle Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sharpwing eagle ray, Sharpwing Eagle Ray, Spotted Eagle Ray
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Raie léopard, Raie léopard, Raie aigle ocellée
- Japanese
- Madaratobiei, マダラトビエイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑点鹞鲼
Other scientific names: Aetobatis punctatus, Aetobatus guttatus, Aetobatus ocellata, Aetobatus punctatus, Aetomylaeus ocellatus, Goniobatis meleagris, Miliobatis punctatus, Myliobatis eeltenkee, Myliobatis macroptera, Myliobatis ocellatus, Myliobatis punctatus, Myliobatus ocellatus, Pteromylaeus punctatus, Raia quinqueaculeata, Raja edentula, Raja guttata, Raja mula, Raja quinqueaculeata, Raja tajara, Stoasodon ocellatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 710 open-data records from 1938 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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