Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877
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 New Zealand eagle ray or Australian eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) is an eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae, found in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs around New Zealand and southern Australia on the inner continental shelf. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, New Zealand eagle ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:14.118175+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877
- Name authority
- Hector, 1877
- 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 tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877
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 ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myliobatis tenuicandatus Hector, 1877 Hector, 1877 | synonym |
| Myliobatis tenuicaudatis Hector, 1877 Hector, 1877 | synonym |
| Myliobatus tentuicaudatus Hector, 1877 Hector, 1877 | synonym |
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.
- Hector, J. (1877). Notes on New Zealand ichthyology. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, v. 9 (art. 62): 465–469, Pls. 8–10. 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:453D6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.