southern eagle ray
Myliobatis goodei Garman, 1885
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The southern eagle ray (Myliobatis goodei), sometimes known as the southern eagle fish or the rockfish, is a ray species in the family Myliobatidae. It lives in waters just off of the Atlantic coast, from the tip of Florida down to Argentina, inhabiting estuaries or bays to give birth during spring and summer and migrating to the open sea in autumn and winter. It has an average width of 99 centimeters, and a length of 60 centimeters. It is often confused with the bullnose ray, a related species in the genus Myliobatis, due to the two species' similarities in appearance.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern eagle ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:16:07.364069+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myliobatis goodei Garman, 1885
- Name authority
- Garman, 1885
- Common name
- southern eagle 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyMyliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusMyliobatis Cuvier, 1816
- speciesMyliobatis goodei Garman, 1885
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myliobatis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| common eagle rayMyliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis australis MacLeay, 1881 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bat rayMyliobatis californica Gill, 1865 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bullnose rayMyliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longnose eagle rayMyliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis peruviana Garman, 1913 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Garman, S. (1885). Notes and descriptions taken from selachians in the U. S. National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 8 (no. 482): 39–44. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.482.39 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:453CL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.