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COMMON NAME: Eagle Rays

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Myliobatidae sp.

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FAMILY: Myliobatidae

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LENGTH: 1-3m

  • Over 20 known species of eagle ray make up
    the family Myliobatidae

  • Cartilaginous fishes, rays are distinguished by their
    flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are
    fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on
    their ventral surfaces

  • Eagle rays have distinctive elongated flat snouts 

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