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Common eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

  • Sharks and rays
  • IUCN: Critically endangered
  • Usual depth15–105 m
  • Water temperature11–28 °C
  • Best monthsSeptember
  • How commonOccasional
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Photo credit: (c) Michael Bommerer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael Bommerer · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

The common eagle ray or bullray is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the south-western Indian Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Common eagle ray”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 36 records
  • February: 28 records
  • March: 88 records
  • April: 133 records
  • May: 183 records
  • June: 169 records
  • July: 122 records
  • August: 104 records
  • September: 420 records
  • October: 205 records
  • November: 54 records
  • December: 55 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–105 m · Deepest record: 527 m

  • 0–10 m: 16 records
  • 10–20 m: 51 records
  • 20–30 m: 24 records
  • 30–40 m: 49 records
  • 40–50 m: 54 records
  • 50–60 m: 45 records
  • 60–70 m: 39 records
  • 70–80 m: 26 records
  • 80–90 m: 35 records
  • 90–100 m: 9 records
  • 100–110 m: 23 records
  • 110+ m: 31 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–28 °C

  • 10–12 °C: 1 records
  • 12–14 °C: 5 records
  • 14–16 °C: 2 records
  • 16–18 °C: 82 records
  • 18–20 °C: 231 records
  • 20–22 °C: 47 records
  • 22–24 °C: 12 records
  • 24–26 °C: 1 records
  • 26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English
Common eagle ray, Eagle ray, common eagle ray, Common eagle ray, Eagle Ray, eagle ray, Mill skate, Sea eagle, spotted eagle ray, Toadfish, Whipray
Names in 3 more languages
German
Adlerrochen, Atlantischer Adlerrochen, Eulenrochen, gewöhnlicher Adlerrochen, Gewöhnlicher Adlerrochen, Meeradler
Spanish
Aguila de mar, Aguila marina, águila marina, Águila marina, Bon Jesús, Choucho, Chucho, gallarón, Gallarón, Jutjo, Milá, Milana, Mongeta, Monja, Monjeta, Obispo, Ralapinuada, Ratón, Totino, Viuda
French
Aigle commun, aigle de mer, Aigle de mer, Aigle de mer commun, Épervier, Ferrazo, Glorieuse, Hirondelle, Lancette, mourine, Mourine, Mourine-aigle, Mourine-noctule, Pesce rato, raie aigle, Raie-aigle, Ratopennado, Tare, Terre fauchée

Other scientific names: Leiobatus aquila, Myliobatis cervus, Myliobatis equila, Myliobatis noctula, Myliobatus aquila, Raia rhombus, Raja aquila

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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).
  • 958 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.
  • Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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