Bullnose eagle ray
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Myliobatis |
| Species: | M. freminvillei
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| Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824
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Myliobatis freminvillii orth. error | |
The bullnose eagle ray or bullnose ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) is species of eagle ray, which is widely distributed in the western Atlantic. It is most frequently found at a depth of 1–10 meters (3–33 feet), but can be found at the surface and up to a depth of 122 meters (400 feet).[2][3] The species resides in the coastal waters and estuaries of the Eastern portions of North and South America.[2] There are two distinct ranges for the species as it absent from Central America and the Caribbean.[2] It is often confused with the southern eagle ray (M. goodei), due to a similarity in appearance and overlap in range.[1] The Northern range spans from Massachusetts to Texas; the southern range spans from Venezuela to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] It reaches a maximum disc width 106 cm (42 in) in disc width and gives birth to six young per litter.[2] The bullnose ray feeds primarily on crustaceans, gastropods, and isopods.[4]
References
- ^ a b Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Motta, F., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., Pacoureau, N., Paesch, L., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Rincon, G., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talwar, B.S. & Pollom, R. "Myliobatis freminvillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T161568A201183089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161568A201183089.en. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e IUCN (2019-06-21). Myliobatis freminvillei: Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Motta, F., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., Pacoureau, N., Paesch, L., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Rincon, G., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talwar, B.S. & Pollom, R.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161568A201183089 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-2.rlts.t161568a201183089.en.
- ^ "Myliobatis freminvillei summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Szczepanski, John A.; Bengtson, David A. (September 2014). "Quantitative food habits of the bullnose ray, Myliobatis freminvillii, in Delaware Bay". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 97 (9): 981–997. doi:10.1007/s10641-014-0282-3. ISSN 0378-1909.