Myliobatis californica Gill, 1865

Bat eagle ray

Species recognized by FishBase external link, R Froese & D Pauly (eds) in 
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Gill, T.N.
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Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific Online Information System external link
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Indexed
November 04, 2009

Common names: bat ray (English), bat-eagle ray (English), tecolote (Espanol)
 
Myliobatis californica Gill, 1865

California bat ray,     California bat-eagle ray

Disc rhomboidal, wider than long; head and snout blunt, rounded, raised, projecting well before disc; pectorals bluntly pointed, concave at rear, continue onto rostrum; teeth in flat, pavement-like plates, with 7 series of plates, upper plates not arched; eyes and spiracles on side of head; tail slender, about as long as disc, no tail fin; 1 large spine at base of tail after small dorsal fin.

Similar to  M. peruvianus but is larger, has blunter pectoral tips and the dorsal fin origin in further forward, nearer the pelvic fins (1x rather than 2x the length of the dorsal fin base after of the pelvic fin base).

Olive to dark brown to black above, white below.

Size: 180 cm wide.

Habitat: sand, mud and rocky bottoms, and algal beds.

Depth: 1-108 m.

Oregon to the Gulf of California.

Biology

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Rainer Froese external link
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Indexed
September 03, 2009

Commonly found in sandy and muddy bays and sloughs, also on rocky bottom and in kelp beds (Ref. 2850). Sometimes buries itself in sand (Ref. 2850). Found singly or in schools (Ref. 12951). Feeds on bivalves, snails, polychaetes, shrimps, and crabs (Ref. 9257). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Venomous spine on tail. Not fished commercially, but shows up as by-catch species (Ref. 9257).
References
  • McEachran, J.D. and G. Notarbartolo di Sciara 1995 Myliobatidae. Aguilas marinas. p. 765-768. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para los Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9257)   http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9257&speccode=2582 external link
"Myliobatis californica Gill, 1865". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/207925". Accessed 30 Jul 2010.