Common eagle ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Common eagle ray Myliobatis aquila Critically endangered

Where the common eagle 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 614 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See rays, skates & chimaeras on the world map

Common eagle ray: Myliobatis aquila — Photo: riblje-oko.hr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Where does the common eagle ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common eagle ray in 7 countries and territories across Africa 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 common eagle ray endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the common eagle ray?

The common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Myliobatis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common eagle ray

The common eagle ray or bullray (Myliobatis aquila) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean (North Sea to South Africa), the Mediterranean Sea and the south-western Indian Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common eagle ray (revision 1377964041), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q926676 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).