New Zealand eagle ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the New Zealand eagle ray lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the New Zealand eagle ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the New Zealand eagle ray in 3 countries and territories across Oceania.

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 New Zealand eagle ray endangered?

The New Zealand eagle ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the New Zealand eagle ray?

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

About the New Zealand eagle ray

The New Zealand eagle ray or Australian eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) is an eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae, found in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs around New Zealand and southern Australia on the inner continental shelf. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article New Zealand eagle ray (revision 1380304087), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3766949 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).