bullnose ray

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The bullnose eagle ray or bullnose ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) is species of eagle ray, which is widely distributed in the western Atlantic. It is most frequently found at a depth of 1–10 metres (3–33 ft), but can be found at the surface and up to a depth of 122 metres (400 ft). The species resides in the coastal waters and estuaries of the Eastern portions of North and South America. There are two distinct ranges for the species as it absent from Central America and the Caribbean. It is often confused with the southern eagle ray (M. goodei), due to a similarity in appearance and overlap in range. The Northern range spans from Massachusetts to Texas; the southern range spans from Venezuela to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It reaches a maximum disc width 106 cm (42 in) in disc width and gives birth to six young per litter. The bullnose ray feeds primarily on crustaceans, gastropods, and isopods.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824

Name authority

Lesueur, 1824

Common name

bullnose ray

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Myliobatiformes

Family

Myliobatidae

Genus

Myliobatis

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
7. classElasmobranchii
8. subclassNeoselachii
9. infraclassBatoidea
10. orderMyliobatiformes
11. familyMyliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
12. genusMyliobatis Cuvier, 1816
13. speciesMyliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myliobatis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 19 records assigned to Myliobatidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. Lesueur, C. A. (1824). Description of several species of the Linnaean genus Raia, of North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, v. 4 (pt 1): 100–121, Pls. 4–6. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:453CK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.