longnose eagle ray
Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964
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 longnose eagle ray or snouted eagle ray (Myliobatis longirostris) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in the East Pacific Ocean from Baja California and the Gulf of California to Sechura, Peru, ranging from shallow water to a depth of 64 m (210 ft). This species was first described in 1964 by American ichthyologist Shelton Pleasants Applegate, who was an expert on fossil and living sharks, and American marine biologist John Edgar Fitch.
Wikipedia contributors, Longnose eagle ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:58.800388+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964
- Name authority
- Applegate & Fitch, 1964
- Common name
- longnose 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 longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964
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 |
| southern eagle rayMyliobatis goodei Garman, 1885 | 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.
- Applegate, S. P. and J. E. Fitch. (1964). A new species of eagle ray, Myliobatis longirostris, from Baja California, Mexico. California Fish and Game, 50 (3): 189–194. 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:453CN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.