SPOTTED EAGLE RAY
Aetobatus narinari
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- Ecology and Distribution
- Distribution
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- Conservation
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Commonly found in shallow inshore waters such as bays and coral reefs but may cross oceanic basins (Ref. 9862). Benthopelagic, found near land at 1-60 m (Ref. 58302). Sometimes enters estuaries (Ref. 6871). Swims close to the surface, occasionally leaping out of the water, or close to the bottom (Ref. 3175). Frequently forming large schools during the non-breeding season (Ref. 7251). Feeds mainly on bivalves but also eats shrimps, crabs, octopus and worms, whelks, and small fishes (Ref. 9862). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Flesh edible (Ref. 30573). Maximum length 880 cm TL (Ref. 30573). Bears young in litters of 4 (Ref. 26938). Tail used as a decorative item (Ref. 27550).
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