Aetobatus ocellatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the aetobatus ocellatus lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aetobatus ocellatus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Aetobatidae

Where does the aetobatus ocellatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the aetobatus ocellatus in 15 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the aetobatus ocellatus endangered?

The aetobatus ocellatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the aetobatus ocellatus?

The aetobatus ocellatus (Aetobatus ocellatus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Aetobatidae, genus Aetobatus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the aetobatus ocellatus

The ocellated eagle ray or the whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus ocellatus, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. In the past it was included in the spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), a species restricted to the Atlantic after the split.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aetobatus ocellatus (revision 1314080025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5033530 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).