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Order Elasmobranchii 🍽️ 30 Edible 🎣 27 Game Fish ⚠️ 65 Venomous

Myliobatiformes

Families
12
Species
261
Max Length
430 cm
Max Weight
600.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.55
Threatened
30

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
18 spp.
Brazil
18 spp.
Colombia
16 spp.
Taiwan
13 spp.
Venezuela
9 spp.
Mozambique
8 spp.
Seychelles
7 spp.
Kenya
6 spp.
Tanzania
5 spp.
Mauritius
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
100%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,896 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
205
💧 Freshwater
50
🔄 Diadromous
6

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
EN
CR
Least Concern 51
Near Threatened 41
Vulnerable 56
Endangered 46
Critically Endangered 20
Extinct 1
Data Deficient 11