Bull ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bull ray Aetomylaeus bovinus Critically endangered

Where the bull ray lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 178 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Scientific name	Aetomylaeus bovinus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the bull ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bull ray in 7 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe.

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 bull ray endangered?

The bull ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bull ray?

The bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Aetomylaeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bull ray

Aetomylaeus bovinus, also known as the bull ray, duckbill ray, or duckbill eagle ray, is a species of large stingray of the family Myliobatidae found around the coasts of Europe and Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bull ray (revision 1369188224), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28598850 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).