Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Ocellated Eagle Ray
Aetobatus ocellatus
Ocellated Eagle Ray
Category: Eagle Rays
Scientific Name: Aetobatus ocellatus
Size: Up to 11 ft (3.5 m)  
Depth: 3-250 ft. (1-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Pacific
Note: In the past it was included in the spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), a species now restricted to the Atlantic Ocean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Batoidea (Infraclass)
   └Myliobatiformes (Order)
    └Aetobatidae (Family)
     └Aetobatus (Genus)

Sharks & Rays
Eagle Rays

Ocellated Eagle Ray



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