Southern eagle ray
📖 Overview
Southern eagle ray (Myliobatis goodei), first described by Garman, 1885 is a very large fish in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes). Adults typically reach 125.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 1 to 130 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Vulnerable.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Smaller dorsal fin set farther back on tail, well beyond the pelvic fins. Disk broader, with more rounded corners of wings. Snout less projecting. No spines on disk . Broader separation between the inner ends of gill openings. Chocolate or greyish brown above and brownish white below .: other.
🌀 Behaviour
The southern eagle ray is a carnivore, mostly feeding on small invertebrates, such as shrimp, crabs, and gastropods. The southern eagle ray migrates seasonally. Adults inhabit the open sea during the autumn and winter, and return to their home location, which is usually an estuary or a bay, in the spring and summer, to give birth. The young that are born in summer usually wait until the end of the next summer before they migrate into the open waters, while those who are born in spring do this after the first summer passes. They then return to their home location again in the spring and summer to give birth themselves. Little else is known about the ecology and reproduction of the southern eagle ray.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 130 m . Tropical; 33°N - 40°S, 180°W - 180°E South Carolina, USA to Argentina.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Southern eagle ray |
| 🌍CES | siba Goodeova |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sydlig ørnerokke |
| 🇫🇷French | Aigle de Mer du Sud · Aigle de mer chuche, Aigle de mer du sud |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Zuidelijke adelaarsrog |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Raia-de-Goode |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chucho Amarillo · Chucho hocicudo · Chuncho amarillo · pejechucho |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 25 records indexed .
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