Myliobatis ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myliobatis ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012
- Name authority
- Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012
- 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 ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012
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 |
| longnose eagle rayMyliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myliobatis peruviana Garman, 1913 | 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.
- Ruocco, N. L., Lucifora, L. O., de Astarloa, J. M. D., Mabragaña, E., & Delpiani, S. M. (2012). Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal a new species of Eagle Ray from the Southwestern Atlantic: Myliobatis ridens sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae). Zoological Studies, 51. 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:453D3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.