Myliobatis australis

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth53–430 m
Water temperature11–28 °C
Best monthsNovember
How commonRare

About this species

The New Zealand eagle ray or Australian eagle ray is an eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae, found in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs around New Zealand and southern Australia on the inner continental shelf. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text from the Wikipedia article “New Zealand 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 7 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 53–430 m · Deepest record: 505 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 10 records
70–80 m: 7 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110+ m: 30 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–28 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 11 records
14–16 °C: 28 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 6 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Australian Eagle Ray
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Hamlyn's Bull-ray
Myliobatis hamlyni
Japanese Eagle Ray
Myliobatis tobijei
Bull ray
Aetomylaeus bovinus
Ornate eagle ray
Aetomylaeus vespertilio

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).
74 open-data records from 1968 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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